Topics covered include:

• Enforceability of restrictive covenants
• Interpretation of restrictive covenants
• When to advise and when to insure
• Enforceability of positive covenants
• Unadopted roads and their maintenance
• Flying freeholds
• Estate rentcharges in freehold land
• Important points needed to be included in a title report to the buyer
• Regulations relating to septic tanks

LEASEHOLD DWELLINGS: GROUND RENT, MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSION ISSUES



There are many major issues in relation to leaseholds. In particular, escalating ground rents are causing major problems and service charge liability will be greatly affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Topics covered include:

• Escalating Ground Rents and other Ground Rent issues
• Mortgage Company Guidance on Ground Rents
• Proposed statutory changes to Ground Rents
• Service Charge Liability
• Administration Charges
• Building Regulations and Risk Assessments in the light of Grenfell
• Leasehold Extension and Enfranchisement issues
• Changes to Houses in Multiple Occupation

Speaker:

• RICHARD SNAPE

Richard 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.