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Housing Act 2004 section 30 failure to comply with a Local Housing Authority Improvement Notice or Banning Order: 8 real GOV.UK First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) RRO rulings indexed with exact £ claimed, £ awarded, % award, and s.44 mitigation factors.
| Case Ref | Property | Offence | Claimed | Awarded (Provenance) | Judicial Extract | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAM/26UK/HMC/2024/0001 2025-08-14 | 49 Kings Avenue, Watford, WD18 7SB: CAM/26UK/HMC/2024/0001 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | £3,000.37 | £3,000.00 (100%) [direct] | The Tribunal makes a Rent Repayment Order of £3,000 for the period 5 June 2023 to 31 August 2023 and this must be paid by the Respondent to the Applicant within 28 days of the date of this decision. | GOV.UK PDF |
| MAN/36UD/HMC/2024/0004 2025-10-20 | 11 Bond End, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9AW: MAN/36UD/HMC/2024/0004 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | £648.00 | £486.00 (75%) [direct] | The Tribunal makes a Rent Repayment Order against the Respondent in the sum of £486, to be paid to the Applicants within 28 days of the date of this Decision. | GOV.UK PDF |
| CAM/00MC/HMC/2025/0004 2026-03-06 | 34 Howard Street, Reading, RG1 7XS: CAM/00MC/HMC/2025/0004 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | £475.00 | £285.00 (60%) [direct] | decision : 1 December 2025 DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 1 DECISION (1) The Tribunal determines that it shall exercise its discretion to make a rent repayment order, in terms that the Respondent shall pay to the Applicant | GOV.UK PDF |
| MAN/00CH/HMC/2025/0003 2026-07-15 | 17 Margaret Terrace, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2NG : MAN/00CH/HMC/2025/0003 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | — | £0.00 (0%) [none] | DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2026 1 Decision The application is dismissed. | GOV.UK PDF |
| HAV/00HQ/HMC/2025/0008 2026-06-30 | 11 Evershot Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9PD: HAV/00HQ/HMC/2025/0008 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | — | £0.00 (0%) [none] | Decision : 22 June 2026 DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT Decision The Tribunal dismisses the application and declines to order the Respondent to repay the Applicant’s application and hearing fees. | GOV.UK PDF |
| MAN/00CY/HMC/2024/0001 2026-01-28 | Flat 2, 2 Albert Road, Queensbury, Bradford BD13 1PB: MAN/00CY/HMC/2024/0001 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | — | — (—) [none] | Decision : 29 August 2025 _________________________________________________________ DECISION © Crown Copyright 2025 1 Decision The Tribunal is not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the Respondent committed an off | GOV.UK PDF |
| HAV/29UL/HMC/2024/0601 2025-11-11 | 99A Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3BY: HAV/29UL/HMC/2024/0601 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | £6,750.00 | £0.00 (0%) [none] | Decision : 17 October 2025 DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 1 Decision (1) The correct Respondent is The First Respondent (2) The Second Respondent is removed as a party (3) The First Respondent HAS NOT COMMITTED AN OFFENCE | GOV.UK PDF |
| LON/00BB/HMC/2024/0600 2025-11-06 | 20b St Georges Road, Forest Gate, Newham, London E7 8HY: LON/00BB/HMC/2024/0600 | Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty | — | £0.00 (0%) [none] | Decision : 29th September 2025 DECISION 1. | GOV.UK PDF |
Across 8 indexed GOV.UK First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decisions covering Improvement Notice & Civil Penalty (Housing Act 2004 s.30) (3 positive RRO awards), the median Tribunal award is 75.0% of rent claimed (range 60.0% to 100.0%), with a median monetary award of £486.00 and £3,771.00 in total RROs awarded. Notable ruling: CAM/26UK/HMC/2024/0001 (49 Kings Avenue, Watford, WD18 7SB, Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty) — £3,000.00 (100.0%), decided 2025-08-14 by Judge Bernadette MacQueen.
Yes. Under section 44 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, in Improvement Notice & Civil Penalty (Housing Act 2004 s.30) rulings utilities or council tax included in the rent were cited/deducted in 3 of 8 cases, Universal Credit or Housing Benefit was deducted under s.44(3)(b) in 5 of 8 cases, pending or delayed council licensing applications featured in 6 cases, and letting/managing agent reliance featured in 3 cases.
From 1 May 2026, the Renters' Rights Act doubled the maximum Rent Repayment Order cap under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 from 12 months' rent to 24 months' rent, extended the tenant application limitation period from 12 to 24 months, and introduced personal liability for company directors where a corporate landlord commits a relevant licensing or eviction offence in Improvement Notice & Civil Penalty (Housing Act 2004 s.30).
You can search all 8 Improvement Notice & Civil Penalty (Housing Act 2004 s.30) decisions for free under Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3.0) at https://parish.technoplusit.co.uk/rro/civil-penalty-improvement-notice, export the filtered CSV precedent schedule at https://parish.technoplusit.co.uk/api/rro-search?offence_type=Improvement+Notice+/+Civil+Penalty&format=csv, or query the zero-token JSON API at https://parish.technoplusit.co.uk/api/rro-search?offence_type=Improvement+Notice+/+Civil+Penalty.
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