Housing and Planning Act 2016

45 Amount of order: local housing authorities E+W

(1) Where the First-tier Tribunal decides to make a rent repayment order under section 43 in favour of a local housing authority, the amount is to be determined in accordance with this section.

(2) The amount must relate to universal credit paid during the period mentioned in the table.

In the order is made on the ground that the landlord has committed	the amount must relate to universal credit paid in respect of
an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 of the table in section 40(3)	the period of 12 months ending with the date of the offence
an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the table in section 40(3)	a period, not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence

(3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed the amount of universal credit that the landlord received (directly or indirectly) in respect of rent under the tenancy for that period.

(4) In determining the amount the tribunal must, in particular, take into account—

(a) the conduct of the landlord,

(b) the financial circumstances of the landlord, and

(c) whether the landlord has at any time been convicted of an offence to which this Chapter applies.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 45 in force at 6.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(a)

I2 S. 45 in force at 6.4.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/393, reg. 2(a)