Local conveyancers are invited to join Chamber member Linda Mannion, owner of X-Press Legal Services Dorset for a free CPD course on Wednesday 13 March.
Held at Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset this informative morning event will focus on hot topics in residential freehold conveyancing including rent charges and planning reform.
Led by revered property and legal expert, Stephen Desmond, the course will encompass:
- Progress on reforms to planning enforcement, CIL and rent charges
- Vendor Fraud and inadequate AML Checks carried out by solicitor
- SDLT update, including non-residential purchases, multiple dwelling relief claims
- The amended questions in the latest edition of form TA6 on Japanese knotweed, and the latest RICS guidance
- Selective updates to Land Registry Practice Guides
- New builds: The New Homes Ombudsman, the future for the Consumer Code
- Recent cases on practical aspects of conveyancing including:
- Rights of way, prescriptive easements, the widest possible grant?
- Restrictive covenants: pre-1926 conveyance, restriction on number of dwellinghouses, power to discharge absolute covenant?
- New Homes: stakeholder contracts and buyer-funded development
- Beneficial interests: undue influence and unwritten trust declarations
- Reporting to clients on title: how far does the solicitor’s duty extend?
- Recent ruling on duty of disclosure at auction
- Adverse possession: ambiguous statutory declarations
Complimentary refreshments and lunch will be provided as part of this event, alongside the opportunity to network and tour the Tank Museum after 1pm.
To book your free place please contact Linda Mannion referencing ‘Chamber’ on 0330 159 5312 or email lindam.1312@xpresslegal.uk.
Supporting the local property community, X-Press Legal Services provides a wrap-around service including residential & commercial property searches, pre & post completion services, cyber security, compliance products and much more. Visit the website at www.xpresslegal.co.uk