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All change for Leasehold Valuation Tribunals on July 1
By Amanda Gourlay In the first of a series of articles, barrister Amanda Gourlay looks at how the arrival of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) will change the leasehold world as we know it …...
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Bye, bye Leasehold Valuation Tribunal. Hello First-tier Tribunal
Barrister Amanda Gourlay – who has her debut in the new tribunal tomorrow – guides leasehold owners through the new tribunal service The new context The new rules begin with a definition section....
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Judge Tim Powell explains First-Tier Tribunal … but leaseholders are not...
Tim Powell, a former London solicitor and now a judge in the First-Tier Tribunal, addressed the annual meeting of the Federation of Private Residents’ Associations on November 12. His talk aimed at...
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Gill Nieuwland’s guide to property tribunal survival (2)
“It should never be forgotten that tribunals exist for users, and not the other way round.” Carnwath LJ (as Senior President of Tribunals (UK)) at the Commonwealth Law Conference 2011 Part 1 of this...
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Gill Nieuwland’s guide to property tribunal survival (1)
Gill Nieuwland, a lay applicant, wrote this guide to surviving the LVT, but its points are just as valid for the new First Tier Tribunal The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal offers freeholders and...
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10 essential rules to surviving the leasehold property chamber … by the man...
Readers are warmly urged to comment on the ‘LVT survival guides’ articles and include their own advice and tips By Martin Boyd 1) If the freeholder produces a large bundle of documents just before, or...
View ArticleLeasehold law – the first real changes in 14 years?
The contentious Housing and Planning bill has now been enacted after much debate in Parliament. The bill was not originally intended to address any leasehold legislation but, during its passage, two...
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Lawyers offer pro bono aid to leaseholder facing QC in £24,000 dispute in...
Solicitor Mari Knowles and barrister Justin Bates have offered their services pro bono to leaseholder Michelle Baharier who is fighting a £24,000 Upper Tribunal case against a QC. The lawyers, who are...
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