Room 1, Flat 2, 42b Settles Street, London E1 1JP ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2019] UKFTT RP_LON_00BG_HMK_2019_0053 (19 December 2019)
The Tribunal found that the respondent let the property without the required licence, constituting an offence under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004, and therefore granted a rent repayment order to the applicant.
- Citation
- [2019] UKFTT RP_LON_00BG_HMK_2019_0053
- Parties
- Applicant: Ms. Aisha Begum; Respondent: Mr. John Smith
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 19 December 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
- Outcome
- Rent repayment order granted
- Legal Topics
- Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Penalties for Unlicensed Letting
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Parties
Ms. Aisha Begum
Applicant
Mr. John Smith
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property.
- 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal found that the respondent let the property without the required licence, constituting an offence under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004, and therefore granted a rent repayment order to the applicant.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- The respondent must pay the applicant £4,800 as a rent repayment order.
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