Residential Property Tribunal

Government Transformation and Service Delivery

Record date: 31 March 2026

Whole-life cost: £149.6m
Published schedule: 11/06/2024 – 31/03/2028
NISTA delivery confidence: Not disclosed
Senior responsible owner: David Magee

What the project is for

The Residential Property Tribunal (RPT) Project is responsible for delivering HMCTS’s responsibilities arising from the Renters Rights Act (RRA), introduced by Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The project is delivering new operating delivery models, tactical and strategic IT solutions, recruitment of staff and the estate space to house them, alongside wider legislative implementation as well as judicial and subject matter expert recruitment activities.

Departmental delivery commentary

The Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) for financial year 25/26-Q4 is Amber. This is driven by complexities in aligning policy, legal and delivery partners on future digitalisation.

Schedule

The project's end date at 25/26-Q4 is scheduled for 31/03/2028. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ The project is on track to deliver against the baseline schedule.

Cost

The project's Whole Life Costs in 25/26-Q4 are £149.6m. The Whole Life Costs are based on the most recent business case and include optimism bias. All costs have been reported in 2024/25 base prices in line with NISTA requirements. This is a change from previous years where costs were reported in nominal prices. All costs reflect this accounting reduction regardless of any actual changes.

Benefits

There are no monetised benefits to the project.