Form

Appeal the local authority’s decision to refuse the right to buy based on the property being suitable for elderly people: Form RTB1

Tenants can use this form to ask the tribunal to reconsider the decision to refuse them the right to buy on the grounds that the property is suitable for an elderly person.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 1 January 2017
• Last updated: 13 December 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Appeal form: RTB1

PDF, 307 KB, 13 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Read the guidance on the right to buy your home and the process in Right to Buy scheme tribunal cases.

Open a document

You can download and open PDF documents on your device. Downloading enables more features to be used, such as printing.

Adobe Reader is a free to use PDF viewer. You can use this to view, fill in and print PDF documents. You do not need to sign up for a free trial.

Follow these steps:

1. Download Adobe Reader for free.

2. Right-click on the document link then select ‘Save link as’ or ‘Download linked file’.

3. Save the form (in your ‘documents’ folder, for example).

4. Open Adobe Reader and then select the saved form.

If the form still does not open, contact hmctsforms@justice.gov.uk.

If you need a printed version contact your local court.

Find more court and tribunal forms by category.

Find out how HM Courts and Tribunals Service uses personal information you give when you fill in a form.

Published 1 January 2017
Last updated 13 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 December 2024

   Updated the appeal form.

2. 1 May 2024

   Updated a fee in the form

3. 1 August 2020

   Text updated.

4. 22 June 2020

   Revised form RTB1 uploaded.

5. 6 February 2019

   Address for Southern region corrected.

6. 30 August 2018

   Added revised Form RTB1 that includes GDPR information.

7. 1 January 2017

   First published.