16 Bolton Road, London E15 6JY NS/ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BC_HMF_2021_0108 (5 April 2022)

16 Bolton Road, London E15 6JY NS/ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BC_HMF_2021_0108 (5 April 2022)

The landlord failed to obtain the required licence for the property, constituting an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT LON_00BC_HMF_2021_0108
Parties
Applicant: NS; Respondent: Unknown landlord
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
05 April 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Rented Property
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Rented Property

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Parties

NS

Applicant

Unknown landlord

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by letting an unlicensed property
  2. 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

The landlord failed to obtain the required licence for the property, constituting an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Landlord to pay rent repayment order to applicant in the specified amount