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The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2026

S.I. 2026/391 · Made 1 April 2026

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TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 1st April 2026

Laid before Parliament 8th April 2026

Coming into force 1st May 2026

The Tribunal Procedure Committeef1 makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 29(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007f2, having consulted in accordance with paragraph 28(1) of Schedule 5 to that Act.

The Lord Chancellor has allowed these Rules in accordance with paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 5 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Tribunal Procedure Committee was constituted under Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15).

f2

2007 c. 15. Paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by paragraph 52 of Schedule 9 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22). Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35) sets out an amendment to section 22 which is not in force at the time these Rules are made.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2026.

(2)

These Rules come into force on 1st May 2026.

(3)

Any amendment made by these Rules has the same extent as the provision amended.

2Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013

(1)

The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 1(3) (interpretation), in the definition of “residential property case”—

(a)

after “1960,” insert “the Protection from Eviction Act 1977f2,”;

(b)

after “1985,” insert “the Housing Act 1988f3,”;

(c)

for “the 2004 Act or”, substitute “the 2004 Act,”;

(d)

after “2016” insert “or the Renters’ Rights Act 2025f4”.

(3)

In rule 13(1ZA)(b) (orders for costs, reimbursement of fees and interest on costs), after “non-shorthold)” insert “except in the case of proceedings brought under paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 2ZA to that Act (financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K)”.

Signature

We make these Rules

Lord Justice Ian Dove

David Franey

Sean O’Brien

Mark Blundell

M J Reed

Susan Humble

Faridah Eden

Angela Shields

Gillian Fleming

Jonathan Dobson

Tribunal Procedure Committee

30th March 2026

I allow these Rules

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Sarah Sackman

Minister of State

1st April 2026

Ministry of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1169) (“the 2013 Rules”), which govern the practice and procedure to be followed in the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. The Property Chamber deals with applications, appeals and references relating to disputes over property and land.

Rule 2(2) amends Rule 1 of the 2013 Rules to reflect the conferral of further jurisdiction by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26).

Rule 2(3) amends Rule 13(1ZA)(b) of the 2013 Rules to make provision for appeals against financial penalties imposed under section 16I or 16K of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) to be included in the scope of costs orders made by the Tribunal.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.