Shared Ownership staircasing valuation dispute with Housing Association

GDB2222

howardmeer said:

GDB2222 said:

If there's a 'complaint' route that you can use to get satisfaction, use that.

Otherwise, as the HA clearly are not going to budge, you either need to drop it or go to court. 

It really is that simple. 

Already done - as with most HA Complaints Procedures, the complaint just went to the same person and they gave the same answer!  Housing Ombudsman is one route, but their Rules say they don't get involved in considering valuation disputes, only processes.

I get it's going to "Court", however even that is not clear - should it be the county courts or in fact the First Tier Property/Land Tribunal who deal specifically with leaseholder disputes. Each route has its pros and cons - on benefit of the FTT is that legal costs are not recoverable by either party and are generally lower than going to county court process...

If you have a choice of a route with lower costs, it’s generally a good idea to choose that. 

The HA can outspend you vastly, and you can find yourself in the position where you have to accept a settlement because you can’t afford to pay the HA's costs if you lose. A tribunal where they can’t claim costs takes that burden off you and makes it a far fairer fight.