ALEPDeALINGWITHDIspUTes WHAT


First tier ProPerty tribunal


Is... the


The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal or LVT has


changed its name. Here is a simple guide to the impact this will have on flat owners


IN ASSOCIATION WITH what difference


will thismake tome?


Sowhathas changed andwhatwill stay thesame?


a


new name for the lVt


From1July2013theLVTnolonger exists.ItisnowcalledtheFirst Tier Tribunal (PropertyChamber)but its functionsandadministrationremain thesame.Various otherbodies(the LandRegistryAdjudicatorandthe Agricultural LandTribunals) are alsoabolishedandtheir roles formpartofthenew Tribunal.


Pleasenote These changes only apply


in England and notWales where LVTs continue to operate until further notice. Scotland has a completely different system.


change


no change


nThetypeof casesthatwere previously handledbytheLVThasn’tchanged.


These includeenfranchisementandlease


extensions ofhousesandflats,right tomanage claims,management orders, variationof leases,


determinationsonbreaches of covenantandservice chargedisputes


nThenewTribunalwill stilloperateacross thesame five-officenetwork as the LVT.


nAllproceedingspendingbeforetheLVT


continueas proceedingsbeforetheFirstTier Tribunal except in relationto thenew rulesoncostsandappealswhere theoldregimeapplies.


howdoicontact the First-tiertribunal? Contact can bemade with the new


Tribunal through one of five existing regional offices: LondonLondon


NorthernManchester MidlandBirmingham EasternCambridge SouthernChichester


Formore information onwhich cities, districts or counties fall under the remit of one of the five regional offices, go towww.justice.uk


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