Leasehold conveyancing presents a greater level of risk for
conveyancers because there are a number of issues that will always be outside
the personal control of individual leaseholders.
Experienced property lecturer Stephen Desmond will provide
viewers with an in-depth look at flat and apartment leases from a
practitioner’s perspective and will offer practical guidance which will be
invaluable for practitioners who currently advise clients in this area of
conveyancing practice or who would like to do so in the future.
The key focus of this two-part presentation is on the
implications of recent developments in this complex area of law and practice.
Part 1 will consider the following topics:
• What to look out for when acting for a
client purchasing an apartment off-plan
• Developments in the law relating to
fire safety in tower blocks
• Onerous ground rents, concerns about
possession proceedings for rent arrears in respect of assured tenancies
• Lessee Alterations: Absolute
alterations covenants and mutual enforcement obligations: can/should landlord
give consent under the former? Were the alterations structural?
• Are AirBnB lets compatible with the
terms of the lease? Buy to let landlords and the terms of the lease
Part 2 will consider the following topics:
• Shared ownership leases: model leases,
right of pre-emption, intended for owner-occupiers
• Possession proceedings: the pitfalls of
leaving a flat unoccupied
• Assigning an existing lease – Notices
and retentions, arrears of ground rent or service charge
• What the 2019 Conveyancing Protocol has
to say about leasehold transactions: the lease, service charges, contract
bundle, leasehold tenure, advising the buyer
• Licence to Assign Where Block Managed
by a Right to Manage Company
• Recent decisions on Lease Extensions