Developments in Residential Leasehold Conveyancing

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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