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

2. 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?

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

9. 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

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

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

12. 12 QUESTIONS