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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016
- 2 Whether the property was required to be licensed and was not licensed
- 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)
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