PART 2Rogue landlords and property agents in England

CHAPTER 4Rent repayment orders

Making of rent repayment order

43Making of rent repayment order

(1)

The First-tier Tribunal may make a rent repayment order if satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that a landlord has committed an offence to which this Chapter applies (whether or not the landlord has been convicted).

(2)

A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under section 41.

(3)

The amount of a rent repayment order under this section is to be determined in accordance with—

(a)

section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant);

(b)

section 45 (where the application is made by a local housing authority);

(c)

section 46 (in certain cases where the landlord has been convicted etc).