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)

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
Housing Law 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

  1. 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property in question
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence by letting the property without the required licence
  3. 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