7 Glen Iris Avenue, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8HP (Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2019] UKFTT RP_CHI_29UC_HMK_2019_0011 (12 August 2019)
The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property, failed to do so, and therefore committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004. A rent repayment order was justified and the amount determined based on the period of unlicensed letting and relevant statutory...
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- Citation
- [2019] UKFTT RP_CHI_29UC_HMK_2019_0011
- Parties
- Applicant: Applicant(s) (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent(s) (unnamed)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 12 August 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
- Outcome
- Rent repayment order granted
- Legal Topics
- Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, Penalties for Unlicensed Letting
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Parties
Applicant(s) (unnamed)
Applicant
Respondent(s) (unnamed)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property in question
- 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence by letting the property without the required licence
- 3 Whether a rent repayment order should be made and, if so, the amount
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property, failed to do so, and therefore committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004. A rent repayment order was justified and the amount determined based on the period of unlicensed letting and relevant statutory considerations.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- Respondent to pay the applicant a specified sum by way of rent repayment order
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