Prestwood House, Wolverhampton Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY7 5AL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT BIR_41UF_HMJ_2022_0012 (4 November 2022)

Prestwood House, Wolverhampton Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY7 5AL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT BIR_41UF_HMJ_2022_0012 (4 November 2022)

The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed a relevant housing offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed property, and therefore a rent repayment order was appropriate under the statutory provisions.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT BIR_41UF_HMJ_2022_0012
Parties
Applicant: Unknown Applicant(s); Respondent: Unknown Respondent(s)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 November 2022
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

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Parties

Unknown Applicant(s)

Applicant

Unknown Respondent(s)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

  1. 1 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016
  2. 2 Whether the property was required to be licensed and was not licensed
  3. 3 Whether the respondent committed a relevant housing offence

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed a relevant housing offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed property, and therefore a rent repayment order was appropriate under the statutory provisions.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to repay rent to the applicant(s)