A quick look at June Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) in London shows that 100% awards, with no deductions is the new normal for RRO awards despite Awad v Hooley. Below is a table of the awards made in June at the London First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property) (FtT) for RRO cases where an award was made.
This is useful evidence for RRO Applicants to counter wishful claims from landlords -& their solicitors- that awards are now much lower following the case of Awad v Hooley [2021] UKUT 55 (LC) (Awad) where a 75% discount was confirmed by the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) in March this year. Clearly the Awad situation was exceptional and RROs remain the most effective way for tenants to receive proper compensation from criminal landlords. List in order of publication:
Case number & URL hyperlink | Date of Decision | Rent paid in period of offence | Award | %-age of rent |
LON/00AP/HMF/2020/0223 | 25th June 2021 | 29,119.92 | 26,207.93 | 90% |
LON/00BD/HMF/2020/0268 | 22nd June 2021 | 4500 | 4500 | 100% |
LON/00BG/HMF/2020/0189 | 17th June 2021 | 31,200 | 31,200 | 100% |
LON/00BG/HMF/2020/0264 | 21st June 2021 | 7,784.39 | 7,598.95 | 97.6% (some utilities deducted- not council tax or water) |
LON/00BB/HMF/2020/0208 | 21st June 2021 | 7,350 | 6615 | 90% |
LON/00AY/HMF/2020/0180 | 11th June 2021 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 100% |
LON/00AG/HMF/2021/0009 | 21st June 2021 | 38,266.2 | 34,291.35 | 89.6% (100% after deduction of utilities) |
LON/00AG/HMF/2021/0008 | 18th June 2021 | 34,843.00 | 34,843.00 | 100% |
LON/00AH/HMF/2020/0221 | 8th June 2021 | 7200 | 7200 | 100% |
LON/00AE/HMF/2020/0174 | 1st June 2021 | 10800 | 10800 | 100% |
LON/00AM/HMF/2020/0217 | 14th June 2021 | 68,366.45 | 68,366.45 | 100% |
LON/00AL/HSD/2020/0004 | 14th June 2021 | 6,244.61 | 6,244.61 | 100% |
LON/00AY/HMF/2020/0254 | 7th June 2021 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 100% |
LON/00AG/HMF/2020/0213 | 2nd June 2021 | 5,568.61 | 5,568.61 | 100% |