A newspaper reports that private tenants in two London buildings have been awarded a six-figure sum in rent repayments by a tribunal.
The group of current and former residents of Olympic House and Simpson House in Hackney took companies owned by John Christodoulou to tribunal for operating HMOs which were illegally unlicensed.
The paper reports that 46 residents from 15 different flats across the two blocks have been awarded a total of £263,555.68.
The ruling forms part of a rent repayment order.
During a hearing in March, the judge in the first-tier tribunal (property chamber), Robert Latham, said: “The respondent can only be characterised as a rogue landlord.”
The Guardian has contacted Christodoulou’s company Yianis Group for comment.
You can see The Guardian article in full here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/31/tenants-win-260000-of-rent-back-in-legal-fight-with-london-landlord
This article is taken from Landlord Today