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Kemp & Ors v DIP Systems (UK) Ltd (HOUSING - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - time limit for making application - defence of reasonable excuse - whether offence was being 'committed' for the purpose of the 12 mo. limit for making an application at time when landlord had a reasonable excuse for managing an unlicensed HMO - s.72, Housing Act 2004 - s. 41(2)(b), Housing and Planning Act 2016)

[2025] UKUT LC 233Upper Tribunal (Lands)2025

“IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL (LANDS CHAMBER)AN APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (PROPERTY CHAMBER)Ref: LON/OOAM/HMF/2024/0010 Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL 15 July 202…”

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