Courses for residential
property practitioners
All courses are 3 hours in length. We are always happy to discuss
adaptations, variations or new course requests. For further details of the
following courses please click on the course
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1.
Co-owned property for
Conveyancers
Half day course advanced level/
intermediate level
Co-ownership is on the increase with
partners, friends, parents and children buying together. This course
considers the issues faced by residential conveyancers when acting in the
purchase or sale of property for unmarried couples.
Extent of the duty of care
Drafting the declaration of trust
Business partnership property issues
Buyers beware: the undisclosed trust
Sellers Beware: the acquisition of an interest
Disputes basic principles
2.
Complex property transactions
Half day course intermediate level
This course considers some of the problematic
aspects of more complex transactions principally those relating to
small-scale developments or sales of part of land with development
potential. It also considers some of the key drafting issues arising from
the documentation that will be encountered. It will also be of interest to
commercial practitioners who do not normally do development work. Please
note that the course is not aimed at the specialist in substantial
development work.
Overage
Conditional contracts with particular reference to planning conditions
Options
Rights of pre-emption
3. Rights of
way, light and drainage current issues
Half day course intermediate/advanced level
Development transactions and acquisitions,
sales or leases of part of land usually require the grant or reservation of
present or future easements. The law and practice in this area is almost
entirely common law based and full of traps for the unwary. This course
considers key problem areas as well as well as providing an update on recent
developments. It offer both practical and commercially orientated solutions.
Background legal and commercial issues
Creation of rights
Specific easements analysed
Remedies and registration issues
4. Freehold covenants in practice
Half day course intermediate/advanced level
With 80% of all registered titles subject to
covenants, when buying and selling freehold land an understanding of the law
and practice relating to restrictive and positive covenants is crucial to
every property practitioner. Regrettably the law is convoluted and often
obscure. This course provides a realistic and practical review of issues in
relation to law, drafting and interpretation.
Commercial and legal background
Negative and positive covenants
Drafting issues
Remedies and insurance issues
5. Sale and
Purchase Contracts: Damage Limitation
Thankfully, things rarely go wrong in a
purchase or sale transaction, but when they do it is important to be able to
be able to act with a clear understanding of the relevant law and practice.
Hopefully, a carefully drafted clause will provide the solution. This course
considers key areas in which problems may occur and provides a clear
analysis of the legal issues involved, coupled with guidance on practical
solutions.
Contractual deposits
Issues arising between exchange and completion
Problems at Completion
Failure to Complete
6.
Mortgages
perennial problems and current issues
Half day course intermediate/advanced level
Mortgages, charges and debentures are
commonly encountered by property practitioners as methods of securing loans
against land. It is clearly important to ensure that adequate protection and
priority are secured, and that the many hidden pitfalls are avoided. This
course considers practical and commercial solutions in the context of this
legally complex area of practice.
Background commercial and legal
Registration of charges over land and priorities
Undertakings to discharge mortgages
Rights of the parties
Corporate security
7.
Property
Practice: Quality, Business and Regulation
Half day course intermediate level
These are interesting times to be a
property lawyer. Changes to property practice and the law have arisen from
the introduction of new forms and documentation together with the new
Conveyancing Practice Management Standards. The move to OFR will impact on
both residential and commercial practice. In this course we consider:
Protocol, Standard Conditions and Code for
Completion
OFR a radical change
SRA and conveyancing
ABS what it means for day-to-day practice
8. Property
transactions: twenty topical traps
Half day course intermediate level
This course considers a number of current
practice problems as they might be encountered in a transaction and then
practical and realistic solutions are offered. It is designed for both
commercial and residential practitioners. Areas covered include problems
arising on:
Drafting contracts
Title matters
Enquiries before contract
Exchange
Completion and post completion
Please always enquire about specific courses
that are not shown here, as adaptations can always been made and new courses
created.
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