The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013

Referred and transferred cases

28.—(1) This rule applies where a matter is referred, sent or transferred to the Tribunal by—

(a) a rent officer under paragraph 6 of Schedule 11 to the Rent Act 1977;

(b) the registrar under section 73(7) of the 2002 LR Act;

(c) another tribunal, or

(d) a court.

(2) The requirement to start proceedings in accordance with rule 26(1) does not apply.

(3) Upon receipt of a matter to which this rule relates, the Tribunal must provide to the parties written notice specifying—

(a) the date when the Tribunal received the matter;

(b) the names and any known addresses of the parties to the proceedings; and

(c) in a case referred by the registrar, which party or parties will be the applicant or applicants for the purposes of the proceedings and which party or parties will be the respondent or respondents.

(4) Each party whom the Tribunal directs in accordance with paragraph (3)(c) to act as an applicant for the purposes of the Tribunal proceedings, must send or deliver to the Tribunal a statement of case—

(a) containing any information referred to in rule 26(2) which the Tribunal requires;

(b) stating the applicant’s reasons for supporting or objecting to the original application to the registrar;

(c) accompanied by copies of any documents available to the applicant which—

(i) are important to the applicant’s case; or

(ii) the Tribunal or any other party to the proceedings will require in order properly to understand the applicant’s case.

(5) Where a matter has been transferred by a court, the Tribunal may require any party to provide it with a copy of the court order by which the matter was transferred.