89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT BIR_00CN_HMK_2020_0030 (5 November 2020)

89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT BIR_00CN_HMK_2020_0030 (5 November 2020)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had managed or controlled an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and made a rent repayment order in favour of the applicant tenants.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT BIR_00CN_HMK_2020_0030
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s); Respondent: Respondent(s)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
05 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation
Housing Law Landlord and Tenant Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation

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Parties

Applicant(s)

Applicant

Respondent(s)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the landlord had managed or controlled an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and made a rent repayment order in favour of the applicant tenants.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • The landlord is ordered to repay rent to the applicant(s) for the relevant period.