Flat 2, 66 Aldborough Road South, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8EX NS/ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BC_HMF_2020_0047 (7 April 2022)

Flat 2, 66 Aldborough Road South, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8EX NS/ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BC_HMF_2020_0047 (7 April 2022)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had committed the relevant offence by managing an unlicensed HMO and that a rent repayment order was appropriate.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT LON_00BC_HMF_2020_0047
Parties
Applicant: NS; Respondent: Unknown Respondent
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
07 April 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses Housing Act 2004 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Parties

NS

Applicant

Unknown Respondent

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 controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO)
  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 committed the relevant offence by managing an unlicensed HMO and that a rent repayment order was appropriate.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay a rent repayment order to the applicant