Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Fees)(England) Regulations 2003

Fees: applications

3.—(1) Subject to regulation 8, a fee shall be payable for an application to a tribunal under—

(a) section 27A of the 1985 Act (determination of liability to pay a service charge );

(b) paragraph 8(2)(b) of the Schedule to the 1985 Act (right to challenge the insurance premium);

(c) paragraph 3 of Schedule 11 to the 2002 Act (variation of lease because of administration charge); and

(d) paragraph 5 of Schedule 11 to the 2002 Act (determination of liability to pay an administration charge).

(2) Subject to paragraph (5), the fee payable under paragraph (1), where the service charge, insurance premium or administration charge which is the subject of the application—

(a) is not more than £500, is £50;

(b) is more than £500 but not more than £1000, is £70;

(c) is more than £1000 but not more than £5000, is £100;

(d) is more than £5000 but not more than £15000, is £200; and

(e) is more than £15000, is £350.

(3) Subject to regulation 8, a fee shall be payable for an application to a tribunal under—

(a) section 20ZA of the 1985 Act (determination to dispense with consultation requirements);

(b) paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Schedule to the 1985 Act (determination as to suitability of insurer);

(c) section 24 of the 1987 Act (appointment of managers); and

(d) Part 4 of the 1987 Act (variation of leases).

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the fee payable under paragraph (3)—

(a) where the application relates to 5 or fewer dwellings, is £150;

(b) where the application relates to between 6 and 10 dwellings, is £250; and

(c) where the application relates to more than 10 dwellings, is £350.

(5) Where an application is made under—

(a) two or more of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1);

(b) two or more of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (3); or

(c) one or more of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1) and one or more of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (3),

the fee payable in respect of the application shall be the highest of the fees which would have been payable in accordance with paragraph (2) or (4) (as the case may be) if a separate application had been made under each of those provisions.