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Gorgievski v Griffiths & Ors (HOUSING - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - jurisdiction - licensing offence - whether application made within time - whether offence committed in "the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made" - reasonable excuse - whether proper assessment of defence made and adequate reasons given for rejecting excuse - s.41(2)(b), Housing and Planning Act 2016)

[2025] UKUT LC 161Upper Tribunal (Lands)2025

“IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL (LANDS CHAMBER)AN APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (PROPRETY CHAMBER)Ref: LON/OOAN/HMF/2024/2011 Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL 4 June 202…”

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