Part 2: Rogue Landlords and Property Agents in England Chapter 4: Rent Repayment Orders Making of rent repayment order Section 44: Amount of order: tenants
This section sets out the rules by which the First-tier Tribunal must determine the amount of rent to be repaid after an offence on an application by a tenant. The repayment must relate to rent paid in the 12 months preceding an offence of unlawful eviction or violent entry, or in other cases in the period during which the offence was being committed, up to a maximum of twelve months. Any housing benefit or universal credit paid in respect of rent must be deducted. In determining the amount the Tribunal must take into account the conduct of the landlord and tenant, the financial circumstances of the landlord and whether the landlord has any previous convictions for an offence to which Chapter 4 applies.