Islington Leaseholders Association

The LVT what it is and what it does

The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal ("LVT") is the body appointed to make decisions on various types of dispute relating to residential leasehold property.  The LVT is a quasi-judicial body operating under the umbrella of the Residential Property Tribunal Service.

The Islington Leaseholders Association, ILA, is not able to give you legal advice.  We are not trained to do so and do not yet have the funds to offer our own service.

We have put together some suggestions for organisations which may be able to offer you free legal advice.  Remember, while these organisations can help they may not be specialists in leasehold law and will not be familiar with your particular circumstances.

HFI and Partners are obliged to send you a statement concerning rights when they send you a bill.  A copy of this can be found at here.

You should pay special attention to section 3 in the document.  This states that your rights may not apply if “a matter has been agreed or admitted by you”.  If you simply pay your bill, you may be giving up your right to challenge the bill as payment can be considered to be an agreement.  You should make sure what the position is if you think you may challenge the bill.