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4.2 There are also problems arising from the “bifurcation” of jurisdiction between the
FTT (PC) and the County Court. Some proceedings can be initiated in the County
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Court and then transferred to the FTT (PC). Costs issues arise as disputes that
can be heard in either jurisdiction require resolution by a District Judge as opposed
to a judge in the FTT (PC), and enforcement must take place though the County
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Court. This Chapter considers how to provide a single point of entry to housing

274 For instance, pursuant to section 176A of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.

275 This has been described by the Chancellor of the High Court as an “illogical judicial process” which
causes delay, frustration and increased costs, Sir Geoffrey Vos, ‘Professionalism in Property Conference
2018’, 9 May 2018 p. 1, available at https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chc-speech-
property-lecture-09052018.pdf Proceedings arising from one set of facts may need to be litigated part in
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