12.—(1) A tribunal may, with the consent of the appellant and the chairman of the tribunal, hear two or more appeals in respect of the same home together.
(2) A tribunal may also hear two or more appeals in respect of different homes together where –
(a)the appellant in respect of each of the appeals is the same; and
(b)both the appellant and the chairman of the tribunal consent to the appeals being heard together.
(3) For the purpose of hearing two or more appeals to be heard together, the tribunal may adjourn the proceedings in relation to any appeal.