About Us

The Residential Property Tribunal Service ("RPTS") is the umbrella organisation for the five regional offices called Rent Assessment Panels which provide an independent,  fair and accessible tribunal service in England for settling disputes involving private rented and leasehold property through:

Rent Assessment Committees:  which determine disputes about fair and market rents

Leasehold Valuation Tribunals:  which determine disputes involving leasehold property

Residential Property Tribunals:  which determine certain appeals against denial of the Right to Buy

The Committees and Tribunals under the RPTS umbrella are quasi-judicial bodies, which means that Government legislation has given them the powers to settle certain types of dispute which would otherwise have to be dealt with by the Courts. Through its Committees and Tribunals the RPTS aims to provide an easier and generally cheaper access to justice. While there is a scale of fees for some, but not all, types of leasehold dispute, there is no fee for dealing with disputes about Market or Fair rents or appeals against the denial of the Right to Buy.

Where we are

We cover the whole of England from five regional offices based in:

• London
• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Cambridge
• Chichester.

There are separate Rent Assessment Panels covering Scotland and Wales.