No #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) made in harassment case. As did not supply evidence that the landlord had cut off the electricity:
"When the landlord asked Ms King directly why he would cut off the electricity, she replied, who else would do it?" §53
#GetRentBack ...not so easy for harassment

75% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) against LL of poorly maintained property. J4T case #GetRentBack

40% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) against 'accidental' LL who was responsive & provided good accommodation below market price ...in London! A J4T case.
Loving the phrase 'accidental landlord'😂

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No #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) made in a harassment case. A's harassment claims related to failure to reimburse him for repairs, a leaky bathroom & no Gas Safety Certificate or Electrical Installation Condition Report.
Another warning, if needed, to As re harassment offence RROs #GetRentBack

80% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) against a Rent-to-Rent (R2R) company after dismissing R submission it was only an agent: FtT found R was “the true and only principal.”
Hope As can get that paid...
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85% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) in London FtT (J Nicol) - J4T case - professional landlord, along with another swipe at UT re utilities deductions... #GetRentBack

Southern FtT 40% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) against a professional LL with 4 properties after failure to renew a previous licence #GetRentBack

Midlands 45% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) - favourite %age at this tribunal. A had been advised by Birmingham to apply for Temporary Exemption Notice (TEN): but then council refused the TEN: FtT felt some sympathy here understandably
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65% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) for As of an unlicensed HMO. R actually stated it was As' responsibility to make sure a fire alarm was in place! 😂
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An important lesson here for RRO As in terms of giving evidence:

50% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) for A in a HMO that was charged with ABH in an altercation with another resident. R did not protect deposit

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Another 70% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) for a LL that claimed to be resident -hence no deposit protection etc. T decided A's room was lockable, so exclusive possession, and rent was paid periodically for a term= tenancy. J4T managed-case.
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70% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) made, largely on the basis of Newell v Abbott (2024). Worse offence than Newell (60%) due to mold and lack of fire doors. A J4T-managed case. #GetRentBack

No #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) made as R had attempted to pay for licence application but not checked whether the payment went through. T accepted that R had severe personal "strain" and accepted this as a reasonable excuse. 3 properties so professional LL. A J4T managed case.
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We conducted a survey over the holiday of DIY #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) Applicants
Please see the results summary on our blog here:
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When does the 12 month period start when applying for a #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO)?
UT weighs in and backs a judgment made earlier at the FtT by J Latham
Moh & ORS v Rimal Properties Ltd heard with Kiely & ORS v Bostall Estates Ltd [2024] UKUT 324 (LC)

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RROs & The RRB Key take-aways for tenants from the draft RRB, published 11/09/2024:

Changes in the Renters' Rights Bill (RRB) that will effect #RROs:•RROs for TWO YEARS’ rent (doubled)
•TWO YEARS in which to make an application (doubled)
•SUPERIOR landlords liable (again)
•Officers of LTD COMPANY liable for RROs
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Rats, mould, damp: UK’s biggest student homes provider faces legal action over poor accommodation A tenants’ rights group is fighting for justice for residents of university halls who claim health affected by conditions

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Our work helping students #GetRentBack from this criminal landlord

Rats, mould, damp: UK’s biggest student homes provider faces legal action over poor accommodation

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Unite students appeal dismissed This was an appeal at the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) brought by Unite Group PLC against the lower tribunal’s decision to make a RRO against them/the amount of such an award.

Unite Group plc appeal dismissed by UT. Students' #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) intact: they can #GetRentBack !
UT criticises @Unite_Student as "passive" in its approach to licensing. Understatement of the year.
See our blog here:

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New note in our #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) guide. Important if you are considering making a RRO application soon but have time to wait...
#GetRentBack #GetMoreRentBack
Free guide available here:

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Another #guardians #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) decision that arrived yesterday evening. Did the guardianship company have a lease?
A careful & lengthy analysis by Southern FtT concludes that they did: so guardians can #GetRentBack
Our blog & decision link:

getrentback.org/blog/2023/11/0…

Guardians can STILL Get Rent Back! Our regular readers will remember that Flat Justice brought the first RRO case for guardians back in 2019:“Guardians can Get Rent Back!“. Since then we have continued to fight to protect guardians’ rights for better housing standards through compliance with licensing requirements in what are often some of the most precarious conditions in the Private Rented Sector (PRS).The Court of Appeal (CA) handed down a judgment today which involved one of Flat Justice’s cases: Laleva & ORS v Global 100. Having won at both first at the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property) (FtT) and the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) the guardians defended against the appeal by Global Guardian Management Ltd & Global 100 Ltd, heard at CA on 11th October 2023. The Laleva case was heard together with another similar case, not a Flat Justice case: Jimenez v Global .

Our latest blog on Court of Appeal's decision today in the Global #Guardians cases, including one of our own:Well done @George_Penny @justinbates28 @OLearyTara @spikemullings & Ranjit Bhose KC
#RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) #GetRentBack

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80% award against professional landlord who was ignorant of licensing requirement. #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) #GetRentBack
👏 @SaferRentingCH

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100% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) #GetRentBack @NikNicol63 again criticises the UT guidance on deducting utilities & refuses to do so 👏. Also balks at UT's line that licensing offences are not so serious, echoing Judge Latham in LON/00AN/HMG/2022/0018.

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Tenants, 1 pregnant, locked out of their flat while on trip to visit sick parents in Bulgaria. Video of landlord entering room & bagging up Ts' possessions. Police came...& HELPED criminals!
100% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) #GetRentBack
👏@SaferRentingCH
🤬@metpoliceuk

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80% award against R who ignored directions & only turned up at the hearing with his bundle: duly disallowed.
Deposits not protected.
#RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) #GetRentBack

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UNITE Group cases Information & advice for Rent Repayment Order RRO Applications for tenants of unlicensed Houses of Multiple Occupation HMO

#GetRentBack to pay off a chunk of your loan!
@Unite_Student has been ordered to repay rent to students at North Lodge, London. Thousands of students may join them:@nusuk

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Gateshead wins UT case on imposition of financial penalty on landlord who had bought properties at auction and where info pack had no warning re licensing requirements:#RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) #GetRentBack

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£2000 #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) for this property guardian case against VPS for not licensing #GetRentBack

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80% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) Tribunal particularly appalled by "failure to repair the heating and hot water system, meaning that for a significant period the occupants were left without not only heating but also hot water" #GetRentBack

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50% #RentRepaymentOrder (#RRO) against a professional landlord that had control of 7 properties. Surprisingly low for a professional landlord case. #GetRentBack

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