Ground Floor Flat, 270 Camden Road, London, NW1 9AB ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AG_HMF_2021_0206 (3 March 2022)
The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property, failed to do so during the relevant period, and that the applicant was entitled to a rent repayment order for the rent paid during that period.
- Citation
- [2022] UKFTT LON_00AG_HMF_2021_0206
- Parties
- Applicant: Ms. Anna Smith; Respondent: Mr. David Brown
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 03 March 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
- Outcome
- Rent repayment order granted
- Legal Topics
- Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Hmos, Penalties for Unlicensed Properties
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Parties
Ms. Anna Smith
Applicant
Mr. David Brown
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property under the Housing Act 2004
- 2 Whether the respondent failed to hold such a licence during the relevant period
- 3 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 was required to hold a licence for the property, failed to do so during the relevant period, and that the applicant was entitled to a rent repayment order for the rent paid during that period.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- The respondent must pay the applicant £8,400 within 28 days.
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