Template letter to court asking for case to be transferred to the tribunal

If you are involved in a County Court case about whether you need to pay service charges, you can use this template letter to ask for the case to be transferred to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in England, or the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal in Wales.

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To use this template:

• copy the text on this page or download the Word document
• replace the text in square brackets with your details
• use “First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)” if the property is in England, or “Leasehold Valuation Tribunal” if it’s in Wales

[Court name]

[Court address]

[Date]

Dear Sir/Madam

I am a party in the case between [insert parties], numbered [insert case number] and I write to request that the matter is transferred to the [First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)/Leasehold Valuation Tribunal] at [insert address of the relevant tribunal].

The case concerns the reasonableness and/or payability of service charges and the [First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)/Leasehold Valuation Tribunal] has jurisdiction under section 27A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to decide such matters.

I believe the said Tribunal is the appropriate forum to make a decision in this case. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible with confirmation that this matter can be transferred to the Tribunal.

Yours faithfully/sincerely,

[Insert your name]

[Sign]