Date: Thursday 22 Apr 2021
Time: 09:30 - 17:00
CPD Hours:
Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer
Nick French, Real Estate Valuation Theurgy, Property Education
Lesley Webber OBE HonRICS FCIArb, Consultant, Fieldfisher LLP with Jamie Mangan, Senior Associate, Fieldfisher LLP.
Stephen Allinson, Solicitor and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, Non Executive Chairman of the Board of The Insolvency Service.
Ben Strange MRICS, Director, Mobius Building Consultancy Ltd
Miriam Seitler, Barrister, Landmark Chambers
A practical review of recent commercial property and landlord and tenant cases, which will include:
Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer
As we have all observed, one of the unforeseen consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic has been the acceleration of market change. Retailing and office markets have experienced 10 years of change in consumer/occupier behaviour almost overnight. This will have a substantial effect on the valuation models and the valuation inputs used in all markets. Indeed, in the case of shopping centres, the business model needed to survive will change the relationship between retailer and owner to a much more symbiotic existence. There have been winners and losers and values will change to reflect the new demand drivers.
The talk will also be highlighting issues, such as MEES, which have taken a back-seat during 2020 but which will have a significant impact on valuation practice going forward.
Nick French, Real Estate Valuation Theurgy, Property Education
As a result of the emergency legislation introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, landlords have spent much of the past year with one hand tied behind their backs when faced with the breach of tenant obligations in leases. However, the moratorium on numerous enforcement actions will (eventually) expire, and landlords will then have the full range of options available to them once again. This session will cover the methods of enforcement and remedies available, looked at from the perspective of both landlord and tenants, including:
Lesley Webber OBE HonRICS FCIArb, Consultant, Fieldfisher LLP
Jamie Mangan, Senior Associate, Fieldfisher LLP
2020 was a very challenging year for the economy and, sadly, 2021 seems set to follow in the same vein. Corporate failures make the business news very regularly and particularly in the hospitality and retail sectors. To seek to counter this, in 2020, the Government introduced the most comprehensive changes in insolvency law since 1986. Battle lines continue to be drawn between landlords and tenants and a number of commercial landlords have strongly criticised the actions of their tenants in seeking rent reductions through the utilisation of insolvency procedures.
Against this backdrop, professionals in the property sector have a very important job to do to seek to protect their clients’ interests.
This session will encompass a tour around these issues including:
* The state of the economy and crystal ball gazing for the rest of 2021
* The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act and its consequences for the property sector
* Company Voluntary Arrangements – a legitimate option for commercial tenants or an abuse of process?
* The nuclear option of seeking to liquidate your commercial tenant- is it worth it?
* The boot is on the other foot- my landlord is going bust. What are my options?
Stephen Allinson, Solicitor and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, Non Executive Chairman of the Board of The Insolvency Service.
The MEES Regulations set a regulatory requirement for stakeholders to improve energy efficiency of existing building stock; in the current absence of enforcement, this talk will identify how the industry is self-regulating through the significant impact of MEES on the Landlord/Tenant relationship.
Ben Strange MRICS, Director, Mobius Building Consultancy Ltd
Despite the significant changes to the property market and the landscape of landlord and tenant law brought about by the year of 2020, some misconceptions are hard to shift. This talk addresses, and debunks, 10 of the most commonly held misconceptions about landlord and tenant law, held by lawyers and surveyors alike, including:
Miriam Seitler, Barrister, Landmark Chambers
