Guidance

Recovering costs: First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (T547)

The costs, fees and expenses which may be recoverable in the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property).

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HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
1 April 2017
Last updated
4 September 2024 — See all updates

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Costs, fees and expenses you can recover from the residential property tribunal

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This guide helps you understand what happens about the costs, fees and expenses in an application to the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property).

You usually must pay your own expenses and legal costs. However, the tribunal can order the other party to pay costs when:

  • there is a written contract or lease allowing a party (usually a landlord) to claim costs from the other party (usually a tenant)
  • an act of parliament says so
  • a party’s legal representative has unreasonably increased costs incurred by another party (sometimes called a ‘wasted costs’ order)
  • a party has unreasonably brought, defended or conducted the case

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Published 1 April 2017
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