The Building Safety Act 2022
- Is it safe to act for sellers and buyers?
- The impact of the BSA on professional indemnity Insurance
- Identifying the status of buildings
- Dealing with documentation – the leaseholder deed of certificate and the landlord certificate
- Acting for lenders – things to look out for
- Lessons from recent case law
Dealing with Service Charge Issues in Residential Leasehold Transactions
- Back to basics – what does the lease say?
- What can be recovered? Expenses, legal costs, the reasonableness test, compliance with the LTA 1985
- The obligation to consult
- Decisions of the FTT – important issues for residential conveyancers, sweeper clauses, legal costs and apportionment
- Best practice for conveyancers – dealing with service charge accounts, applications to FTT, and advising clients
Ian Quayle, Chief Executive, IQ Legal Training