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The LVT Transformed

The LVT Transformed. Jeff Platt Slides courtesy of: Siobhan McGrath Acting President First-tier Property Chamber. 1. The Landscape. Landlord and Tenant disputes distributed between Courts and Tribunals Law Commission Report: Housing Dispute Resolution and the Role of Tribunals

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The LVT Transformed

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  1. The LVT Transformed Jeff Platt Slides courtesy of: Siobhan McGrath Acting President First-tier Property Chamber 1

  2. The Landscape • Landlord and Tenant disputes distributed between Courts and Tribunals • Law Commission Report: Housing Dispute Resolution and the Role of Tribunals • First step in rationalisation? 2

  3. A Time of Change • Structural Change • Changes to regulations • Looking ahead 3

  4. Structural Change • Tribunal Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 • Senior President of Tribunals • First-tier Tribunal divided into Chambers • Property Chamber – bringing together RPTS Tribunals, Adjudicator to HM Land Registry and Agricultural Lands Tribunal 4

  5. Chamber Membership • Chamber President • Principal Judges for RPTS, ALR and ALT • Regional Judges and Deputy Regional Judges • Judges and other members – experts and lay members 5

  6. Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order • Abolishes RACs, RTs, LVTs and RPTs, the ALR and the ALT • Transfers all jurisdictions to First-tier Tribunal 6

  7. Regulations • The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 • Replaces all procedure rules that previously applied to the Tribunals 7

  8. Regulation changes • Standardisation • Overriding objective • Case management powers • Sanctions • Strike out • Costs 8

  9. Appeals • All appeals to Upper Tier Lands except for ALR which will go to Upper Tier (Tax and Chancery) • NB proposals: • Review • Set Aside 9

  10. Jurisdictions • Courts and Tribunals • Tidying –up • Best use of expertise 10

  11. What next? • A joined up service? • Triage Plus and Advice • Mediation • Adjudication • Adjudicating in a time of austerity 11

  12. QUESTIONS 12

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