First-Tier Tribunal found respondent Maomao Keira Wang unlawfully managed an unlicensed HMO at 12 Pratt Street, London NW1 0AB from 14 September 2024 to 6 September 2025. Tribunal rejected her reasonable excuse defence and ordered rent repayment of £9,606.78 plus £341.00 application fee, payable within 14 days.
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Summarised from the official record linked above; figures are as the source states them. Added 18 August 2026.
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