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Association of Sri Lankan Lawyers in the UK  (ASLLUK) 
Presents 
6 CPD WEBINAR on
RESIDENTIAL CONVEYANCING LAW UPDATE & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY UPDATE
On
Saturday, 30th October 2021 from 10.00am to 5.00pm
Via ZOOM
1.Residential Conveyancing Law Update
Conveyancing continues to undergo major changes.  In particular, estate rent charges continue to cause problems. In addition, the External Wall System (EWS) certificates in relation to cladding are causing major problems. Topics covered include:

• Enforceability of Positive Covenants and Estate Rent chrages
• Latest on ground rents and mortgage requirements
• The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill 2021
• The Fire Safety Act 2021
• EWS1 Certificates and cladding
• Mortgage requirements
• Recent case law
• Solicitor’s undertakings after the Supreme Court case of Harcus Sinclair v Your Lawyers (2021)
• Residential enquiries

2.Commercial Property Update
Over the last few months there have been several extremely important cases relating to commercial property.  In addition, the changes to planning and use classes in England have major implications.  
The course will look at various issues and their significance:

• Coronavirus Act 2020
• Post Pandemic Commercial Lease Issues
• Current Commercial Lease Renewal Issues
• Planned Ring-Fencing of Rent Arrears from 2022
• The significance of Supreme Court Case Rossendale v Hurstwood (2021) on business rates and empty properties
• Break clauses and vacant possession after the Court of Appeal decision Capitol Park v Global Radio (2021)
• Renewal terms and rent suspension and WH Smith v Commerz (2021) and Poundland v Toplain (2021)
• 1954 Act exclusion notices and TFS Stores v Designer Retail Outlet Centres (2021)
• Service charge liability and the implications of Sara v Blacks (2020) and Criterion Building v McKinsey (2021)
• Rent review and Monsolar v Woden Park (2021)
• Changes to planning use in England
• Recent Supreme Court cases on village greens

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. 

The cost of the ticket will be as follows;

• £50 for Paid-up members
• £60 for Non-Members.
• University Students of either degree level or above will be given access free of charge, provided current photographic evidence of his/her being a student is emailed to the General Secretary of ASLLUK on info@aslluk.uk at least 2 days prior to the date of the webinar

All earnings from this webinar will be used for charitable purposes.