Education sessions include:-

1. The New Shared Ownership Model Lease

Presented by David Keighley, Solicitor, Author & Trainer

A revised Model Lease has been introduced for use in the grant of new Shared Ownership Leases. This lease will come into widespread use during 2023. The changes introduced to the model lease are significant.

Some of the new measures being introduced in addition to the lease also impact on existing shared ownership properties.

This session will consider the new provisions relating to:

  • Lease term
  • Initial share
  • Staircasing
  • Repairs & Maintenance
  • Resale process
  • Extension of existing leases

2. Building Safety Act 2022: Leaseholder Protection & Lenders Requirements

Presented by David Keighley, Solicitor, Author & Trainer

This session will focus on the practical implications for practitioners and leasehold transactions arising from the Building Safety Act 2022, the updated Government guidance on the Act & UKFML Handbook Part 1 & Part 2 requirements.

Topics to be covered will include:

  • The meaning of three key terms in the BSA 2022 namely:
  • Qualifying leases and leaseholders
  • Relevant building
  • Relevant defects
  • Leaseholder and Landlords Deeds of Certificate
  • UKFML Handbook Para 5.14.17: Building safety requirements.
  • Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 : Duties of the “Responsible Person”
  • Practical issues

3. Residential Property Developments

Presented by Richard Snape

Topics to follow

4. Residential Property Developments

Presented by Richard Snape

Topics to follow

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Richard Snape

Richard Snape has been the Head of Professional Support at Davitt Jones Bould since 2002. He speaks at numerous courses for law societies all over the country, various public courses, in-house seminars within solicitors firms and has also talked extensively to local authorities and central government bodies. His areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property, in particular in relation to local government law, conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and incumbrances in relation to land.

David Keighley

David Keighley was admitted as a solicitor in 1982. Until his retirement from full time practice he was a partner in and Head of Residential property at a Legal 500 firm. Having done so part time whilst in practice, he now uses his extensive experience and understanding of practical conveyancing to cut through the academic niceties and make things relevant for the busy practitioner. He is a contributing editor to the Law Society Conveyancing Handbook.

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