(General Regulatory Chamber)
Standards & Licensing
Heard on: 30 May 2025 |
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B e f o r e :
JUDGE SAWARD
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ASHMORE ESTATES LIMITED |
Appellant |
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THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD |
Respondent |
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For the Appellant: Mr Chris Christodoulou, Director of Ashmore Estates Limited
For the Respondent: Mr Archie Maddan, Counsel
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Crown Copyright ©
Decision: The appeal is allowed as to the extent of the penalty. The Final Notice is varied to substitute a financial penalty of £1,000 instead of £1,500.
Preliminary Matter
Background
"As a letting agent you have failed to display the following required information on your website:
- Your landlord fees are displayed as a +VAT figure. Section 83(4)(c) of the legislation stipulates that agents must display the amount of each fee inclusive of any applicable tax or where the amount of each fee cannot reasonable [sic] be determined in advance, a description of how that fee is calculated."
Legal Framework
Main Issues
- Whether the Final Notice was invalidated and should be quashed.
- Whether the Final Notice should be varied to alter the amount of the financial penalty.
The Appellant's case
The Council's case
The Hearing
Whether the Final Notice was invalid by failure to consider representations
Findings and Analysis
Whether the Final Notice was Invalid for other reasons
The financial penalty
Conclusion
Signed: Judge Saward
Date: 4 June 2025