§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Attorney-General in how many cases the costs of a leasehold tribunal have been awarded against 84W (a) the tenant and (b) the ground landlord; and how these awards correlate with the findings of the tribunal.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn proceedings under the Leasehold Reform Act the Lands Tribunal has awarded costs in whole or in part against the tenant in 46 cases and against the landlord in 35 cases. There is no significant correlation between these awards and the findings of the tribunal.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Attorney-General in how many leasehold tribunal cases during the life of the Leasehold Reform Act the tenant has been required to pay (a) his or her own costs and (b) the landlord's costs; and how these statistics correlate with the tribunal's decision regarding a fair price for the lease.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn 48 cases under the Leasehold Reform Act the tenant was left to bear his own costs and in 46 cases he was ordered to pay some or all of the landlord's costs. There is no significant correlation between these awards and the decisions of the tribunal.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Attorney-General how many cases have been brought before a leasehold tribunal in Wales in each year since the Leasehold Reform Act; and in how many cases the tribunal reduced the original price asked by the ground landlord.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of Welsh cases under the Leasehold Reform Act heard by the Lands Tribunal is as follows:
1969 1 1970 1 1972 2 1973 1 1975 1 In five of these cases the figure determined by the tribunal was less than that proposed by the landlord.