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Enforcement · 2 October 2026 · London Borough Barnet

Tribunal awards £2,805 rent repayment for unlicensed HMO

First-Tier Tribunal ordered J T Wheeler Properties to pay Ms Kiera Cannan £2,805 in rent repayment under Housing and Planning Act 2016 section 41, plus £341 in tribunal fees. Property was unlicensed HMO in additional licensing area, London Borough Barnet. Period claimed: 10 October 2024 to 10 October 2025.

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Summarised from the official record linked above; figures are as the source states them. Added 3 October 2026.

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