48 Hulse Avenue IG11 9UW ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2023] UKFTT LON_00AB_HMF_2022_0055 (14 February 2023)
The Tribunal found that the property was an unlicensed HMO during the relevant period and that the landlord had committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, justifying the making of a rent repayment order.
- Citation
- [2023] UKFTT LON_00AB_HMF_2022_0055
- Parties
- Applicant: Unknown Applicant(s); Respondent: Unknown Respondent(s)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 14 February 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
- Outcome
- Rent repayment order granted
- Legal Topics
- Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation
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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 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
- 2 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal found that the property was an unlicensed HMO during the relevant period and that the landlord had committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, justifying the making of a rent repayment order.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- Respondent to pay the applicant the specified amount by way of rent repayment order
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