You can apply to the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential Property) if you are a landlord, tenant, freeholder, leaseholder, park home occupier or site owner. The cases you can apply for include:

• rent increases for ‘fair’ or ‘market’ rates 

• leasehold disputes, for example variable service charges, recognising a tenants’ association, management disputes 

• leasehold enfranchisement, for example buying the freehold for a group of flats, extending a lease 

• disputes about park homes, for example breach of agreement, changing the pitch fee 

• financial penalties issued by local authorities 

• rent repayment orders 

• improvement notices and prohibition orders where your notice is under the Housing Act 2004 

• disputes about licences for houses in multiple occupation 

• the right to buy your council home being refused because it is deemed suitable for elderly people 

• banned tenant fees you paid to a landlord or letting agent, for example fees for a credit check 

Help you can get 

You may want to get help and advice before you apply - contact Leasehold Advisory Service. You can also get legal advice, including from a lawyer. 

See also: 

• Apply to the tribunal 

• What happens at the hearing 

• If you are unhappy with the decision 

• Legislation and previous decisions 

For further information on solving a residential property dispute see GOV.UK's website.