Room 1, 19 St Georges Road, Coventry, CV1 2DJ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT BIR_00CQ_HMK_2020_0037 (8 October 2020)

Room 1, 19 St Georges Road, Coventry, CV1 2DJ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT BIR_00CQ_HMK_2020_0037 (8 October 2020)

The Tribunal found that the landlord committed a relevant housing offence by operating a licensable property without the required licence and granted a rent repayment order.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT BIR_00CQ_HMK_2020_0037
Parties
Applicant: Unknown Applicant(s); Respondent: Unknown Respondent(s)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
08 October 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing Offences, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Landlord and Tenant Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing Offences Housing Act 2004 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Parties

Unknown Applicant(s)

Applicant

Unknown Respondent(s)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed a relevant housing offence justifying a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the landlord committed a relevant housing offence by operating a licensable property without the required licence and granted a rent repayment order.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • The respondent is ordered to repay rent to the applicant(s) as specified by the Tribunal.