143B Harvist Road, London NW6 6HB ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT LON_00AE_HMG_2020_0029 (16 July 2020)

143B Harvist Road, London NW6 6HB ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT LON_00AE_HMG_2020_0029 (16 July 2020)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had committed a relevant housing offence by operating an unlicensed HMO and granted a rent repayment order accordingly.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT LON_00AE_HMG_2020_0029
Parties
Applicant: Unknown Applicant(s); Respondent: Unknown Respondent(s)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
16 July 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order 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

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 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 a relevant housing offence by operating an unlicensed HMO and granted a rent repayment order accordingly.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay specified sum to applicant(s) as rent repayment