Vadamalayan v Steward and Others [2020] UKUT 0183

This case was for a Rent Repayment Order (RRO) relating to an unlicensed house in multiple occupation. The First-tier tribunal (FTT) awarded a RRO but the landlord appealed because he thought the amount he had been ordered to pay was excessive given the amount he had spent on the property. The initial decision by the FTT was based on Parker v Waller (2012) UKUT 301 in that section 74(5) of the Housing Act 2004 provided that a RRO in favour of an occupier had to be ‘such an amount as the tribunal considers reasonable in the circumstances’ and it would not be correct to impose a penalty exceeding the landlord’s profit for renting out the property during the relevant period. In Parker v Waller it was cited that