RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (RROC1/LON/00AH/HMA/2011/0006)
This decision relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by London Borough of Corydon for the recovery of Housing Benefit.
This decision relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by London Borough of Corydon for the recovery of Housing Benefit.
This decision relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by 6 Tenants. The Northern Panel awarded the sum of £525.00 to 5 of the Tenants and the remainder tenant was awarded £212.50.
Landlord Action, a company specialising in tenant eviction, report that a rise in rent arrears cases has been followed by an increasing number of tenants defending eviction cases at court and appealing judges’ decisions. Defended cases have risen from 9% in 2010 to an all time high of 13%, so far in 2011.
New research published by LSE London indicates that, if the private rental market is to provide an attractive alternative to home ownership in the UK, a full range of tenancy agreements must be available.
Luton Council has successfully prosecuted Bis-Mil-Lah Enterprises Limited of Victoria Street in Luton, for failing to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice. The notice required the use of two detached outbuildings as self-contained dwellings to cease because the buildings were being let for accommodation without planning permission.