63 The Warren, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EA ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT CHI_45UG_HMF_2021_0039 (26 April 2022)

63 The Warren, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EA ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT CHI_45UG_HMF_2021_0039 (26 April 2022)

The tribunal found that the respondent had committed the relevant offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and that the statutory criteria for making a rent repayment order were satisfied.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT CHI_45UG_HMF_2021_0039
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent(s) (names not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 April 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses Housing Act 2004 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Parties

Applicant(s) (names not specified)

Applicant

Respondent(s) (names not specified)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO)
  2. 2 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the respondent had committed the relevant offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and that the statutory criteria for making a rent repayment order were satisfied.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay the applicant(s) a specified sum by way of rent repayment order