About this Event
All proceeds will be donated to the Royal British Veterans Enterprise (RBVE)
3 Hours CPD
Level: Update/Intermediate
As a busy conveyancer, you need to keep up to date with changes in law, practice and regulatory requirements. This practical update highlights the most significant recent developments affecting residential conveyancing, saving you time by bringing together the key issues from legislation, case law, HM Land Registry guidance and regulatory developments.
A key part of this seminar will be its focus on the practical implications of developments in the field of residential conveyancing.
As this area of the law is rapidly evolving, the content is liable to change (e.g. as and when the government announces new leasehold reform measures).
Key topics covered by this course will include:
· The latest on planned government reforms to the house selling and buying process
· Progress on leasehold and Commonhold reforms
Recent AML compliance failures and lessons for conveyancing firms
- Inadequate AML policies, controls and procedures
- Failure to carry out a firm-wide risk assessment
- Problems arising from unverified trust deeds
- Client due diligence where clients are introduced by another partner or professional
· SDLT update, including mixed-use and non-residential transactions, recent cases and the latest on tax adviser registration
· Developments with the new TA6 and TA7
· Recent developments affecting the TA6 Property Information Form and TA7 Leasehold Information Form
· New builds: The New Homes Ombudsman and Code of Practice
Recent cases affecting day-to-day conveyancing practice, including:
o Rights of way
o Restrictive covenants
o New build purchases
o Beneficial interests
o Adverse possession and the general boundaries rule
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Coffee & Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
(X-Press Legal Services) Introduction
Host: Dave Lister
🕑: 09:30 PM - 10:30 PM
(Part 1)
Host: Stephen Desmond
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Break & Refreshments
🕑: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
(Part 2)
Host: Stephen Desmond
🕑: 01:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
Event venue & nearby stays
Haydock Park Racecourse, Warrington Road, Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom
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