{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-valuation-tribunals-feesengland-regulations-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2098",
  "legislation_title": "Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees)(England) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-valuation-tribunals-feesengland-regulations-2003",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision for fees in respect of applications to, and hearings before, leasehold valuation tribunals (including cases transferred from a court). These Regulations apply in relation to any application (other than an application under section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”)) or proceedings transferred to a tribunal on or after 30th September 2003 in respect of premises in England. In relation to applications made under section 20ZA of the 1985 Act, these Regulations apply from 31st October 2003.\nThey replace, with amendments, the Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1852) (“the 1997 Order”).\nRegulation 3 prescribes the fees payable for applications to tribunals. In the case of applications relating to—\nliability to pay service charge or administration charge;\nthe amount of the insurance premium; or\nthe variation of leases because of administration charge,\nthe fee is calculated by reference to the value of the application.\nIn the case of applications relating to—\ndispensing with consultation requirements;\nthe suitability of a proposed insurer;\nthe appointment of a manager; or\nthe variation of leases,\nthe fee is calculated by reference to the number of dwellings the application relates to.\nRegulation 4 prescribes that the fee payable where a court transfers proceedings to a tribunal shall be calculated as if the application had been made directly to the tribunal, less any fees paid to the court on or before the date of the order transferring the proceedings.\nThe equivalent fees provided for in the 1997 Order were set at £150. As the fee is now variable the minimum fee now payable is £50, a reduction of 66.6%, while the maximum fee payable is £350, an increase of 133.3%.\nRegulation 5 prescribes a set hearing fee of £150. Under the 1997 Order the hearing fee was variable, the minimum fee payable was £150 and the maximum fee payable was £350. Under these Regulations there is a reduction of the hearing fee of 57.1% in relation to cases that used to attract the maximum fee.\nRegulation 6 provides that a fee payable under regulation 3 shall accompany the application and a fee payable under regulations 4 and 5 will be payable within 14 days of a written request for payment.\nRegulation 7 contains provisions dealing with liability to pay the fees due under these Regulations. In particular—\nwhere an application is brought by more than one person;\nwhere more than one application is heard together; and\nwhere there is a representative application,\nthe fee is apportioned and each person is liable to pay his portion.\nRegulation 8 provides for liability to pay fees to be waived where a person or his partner is in receipt of specified benefits and for fees to be reduced where there is more than one person liable to pay a fee and at least one person is in receipt of such benefits. For the purposes of this regulation “partner” can include a person of the same sex.\nRegulation 9 provides for the reimbursement of fees.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2098/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:01:58.669665+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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