SCHEDULE 2F5The First-Tier Tribunal: procedure etc.

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Inquiries

2

1

The F7First-tier Tribunal may, in considering an application, make such inquiries as F8it thinks fit for the purposes of determining whether the landlord has complied with the duty imposed by section 14(1)(b) in relation to the house concerned.

2

Inquiries may be made about matters other than those to which the application relates.

3

Inquiries must include—

a

consideration of any timeous written representation made by or on behalf of the landlord F1, the tenant or, as the case may be, third party applicant ,

b

where the F6First-tier Tribunal receives a timeous request to make an oral representation, hearing any such representation made by or on behalf of the landlord F2, tenant or, as the case may be, third party applicant who made the request, and

c

consideration of any report about the state of repair of the house concerned which the F6First-tier Tribunal requests a third party to prepare.

4

A representation or request is timeous if it is received—

a

by the day specified F3in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(c), or

b

where a later day is specified F4in accordance with paragraph 1(2)(b) or (4)(b) , by that later day.