Applying to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (Wales)
Other costs of appearing before the LVT
Each party is normally responsible for their own costs of appearing before the LVT, although a lease may make provision for the landlord to recover his professional costs through service charges. The section on Limitation of service charges: landlord’s costs explains the type of application that can be made to a LVT if this is the case.
In addition, the LVT may determine that a party to the proceedings shall pay another party’s costs incurred in the case. The amount that the LVT can award is currently limited to £500, and only applies in the following limited circumstances:
- where the application has been dismissed by the LVT because it believes the application is frivolous or vexatious or otherwise
- an abuse of process; or
- where a person has acted ‘frivolously, vexatiously, abusively, disruptively or otherwise unreasonably in connection with the proceedings’
- Last updated:
- 8 December 2020
- Next review:
- 18 December 2026