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The LA's submission may look professional but is it right/relevant.focussed on the issues? Does it actually enable you (or tribunal) to pinpoint what the decision under appeal is, exactly why, how, and on what legal authority it is based, what relevant evidence was used and why they aren't going to revise it in favour of the claimant following the appeal? At least one of "my" LAs trawls thorugh every piece of evidence in a very workmanlike way but it only obscures the important bits.
You want a heading giving the appeallant's name, address, NINO if relevant, and "housing benefit/Council Tax benefit appeal submission." Thenoncentrate on:
setting out the brief history of the claim so far as it is directly relevant to the issue in question;
state the facts oand/or law on which the appealal is based;
summarise the basic evidence (don't quote long pages from it of the Tribunal will get bored) cross-referring to the documents in which it occurs;
say what evidence your client will be presenting if it is an oral hearing;
counter any specific arguments that could be fatal; and
If further documentary evidence is needed from you and available, append it.
Sum up with what you are sking for. Be realistic and make sure you have researched any legal issues. Don't assume that the Council's version is always right.
Do all this with nicely numbered paragraphs and subheadings.
No two appeals are going to be on identical facts so you can't ahve a template that suits everything.
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