Flat 1_25b Copperfield Street SE1 0EN ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2023] UKFTT LON_00BE_HMF_2022_0044 (20 January 2023)
The respondent let the property as an HMO without the required licence, committing an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004. The applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order for the rent paid during the relevant period.
- Citation
- [2023] UKFTT LON_00BE_HMF_2022_0044
- Parties
- Applicant: Ms. Alexandra Gorbacheva; Respondent: Mr. Michael Osei
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 January 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
- 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
Ms. Alexandra Gorbacheva
Applicant
Mr. Michael Osei
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence for letting the property as an HMO
- 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
Ratio Decidendi
The respondent let the property as an HMO without the required licence, committing an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004. The applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order for the rent paid during the relevant period.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- The respondent must pay the applicant £6,000 as a rent repayment order
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