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Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) Rent Repayment Order (RRO) & Section 44 Precedent Index

Search 1 real GOV.UK First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Rent Repayment Order decisions for Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council). Median award: 0.0% (£0), s.72 HMO & s.95 Selective Licensing deductions, and CSV pack.

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Indexed GOV.UK Rulings
1
Verified Direct Awards
0
Median Tribunal Award %
0%
Award % Range
0% – 0%
Median Direct Award (£)
£0.00
Total RROs Awarded (£)
£0.00

Section 44 Statutory Deduction & Mitigation Factors Cited

delayed_council_application: 1director_liability: 1financial_hardship: 1good_condition: 1tenant_conduct: 1universal_credit_deducted: 1utilities_deducted: 1

Notable GOV.UK First-tier Tribunal Decisions (Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council))

Case RefPropertyOffenceClaimedAwarded (Provenance)Judicial ExtractSource
HAV/29UL/HMC/2024/0601
2025-11-11		99A Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3BY: HAV/29UL/HMC/2024/0601Improvement 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

Frequently Asked Questions (Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council))

What is the average or median Rent Repayment Order (RRO) award in Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council)?

There are 1 indexed GOV.UK First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) RRO decisions in our current national corpus for Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council). Across the 281-ruling national dataset, the median positive RRO award is 60.0% of rent claimed. Notable ruling: HAV/29UL/HMC/2024/0601 (99A Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3BY, Improvement Notice / Civil Penalty) — £0.00 (0.0%), decided 2025-11-11 by First-tier Tribunal Judge (Property Chamber).

Do Property Tribunal judges deduct utilities and Universal Credit in Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) RRO claims?

Yes. Under section 44 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, in Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) rulings utilities or council tax included in the rent were cited/deducted in 1 of 1 cases, Universal Credit or Housing Benefit was deducted under s.44(3)(b) in 1 of 1 cases, pending or delayed council licensing applications featured in 1 cases, and letting/managing agent reliance featured in 0 cases.

How does the 1 May 2026 Renters' Rights Act 24-month RRO cap affect Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) landlords and tenants?

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 Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council).

Where can I download the official GOV.UK Property Tribunal RRO precedent pack for Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council)?

You can search all 1 Folkestone & Hythe (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) decisions for free under Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3.0) at https://parish.technoplusit.co.uk/rro/folkestone, export the filtered CSV precedent schedule at https://parish.technoplusit.co.uk/api/rro-search?q=29UL&format=csv, or query the zero-token JSON API at https://parish.technoplusit.co.uk/api/rro-search?q=29UL.

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