The First-tier Tribunal made rent repayment orders against a landlord after finding 1 Driffield Road, E3 was an unlicensed house in multiple occupation in Tower Hamlets. Three tenants were awarded £720, £4,800 and £4,800, payable within 28 days, with their tribunal fees reimbursed. (Housing and Planning Act 2016.)
Read the source: FTT (Property Chamber) decisions ↗
Summarised from the official record linked above; figures are as the source states them. Added 8 August 2026.
Licensing
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