Residential Conveyancing Law Update and Commercial Property Update

Residential Conveyancing Law Update

Conveyancing continues to undergo major changes. This course aims to keep the busy practitioner up to date with the latest legal developments affecting residential property transactions.

Key Topics Include

• The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and abolition of assured shorthold tenancies in England
• Latest on the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
• Commonhold and the proposed replacement of leasehold flats
• Building Safety Act case law and guidance on building height
• The TA6 6th edition and responding to enquiries generally
• Recent case law on easements, covenants, car parking and boundary agreements
• Adverse possession, general boundaries rule, chancel repairs and proposed Law Commission changes
• Conveyancing registration as a tax adviser

Commercial Property Update

Commercial property is also undergoing major change. This CPD course will look at recent developments including the proposed ban on upwards-only rent review clauses.

• Recent cases on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and service charges
• Energy performance of buildings and the Building Safety Act 2022
• Changes to planning law and High-Street Rental Auctions
• The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
• Proposed banning of upwards-only rent review clauses
• Easements, restrictive covenants and development land
• Leases, licences, tenancies at will and mixed-use developments
• Commonhold, commercial property and service of notices