- Advanced/Update *6 hours CPD
The course provides a detailed view of all the major recent developments in commercial leases in the company of two very experienced trainers, both former partners at Denton Wilde Sapte, one of whom will bring the additional benefits of property litigation experience to the lease drafting experience of the other. The course will cover:
- The Commercial Lease Code - How to draft a code-compliant lease, and tips when acting for the tenant
- Mixed use properties – tips and traps for landlords of commercial leases in mixed use buildings; the adverse impact of some residential leasehold statutes on the value and manageability of such properties
- The Service Charge Code – How to draft a code-compliant lease
- Forfeiture – a review of recent cases, drafting tips and the Law Commission’s proposals for reform as well as changes to distraint (CRAR)
- Rent Review – Lessons to be learned from recent cases
- Break Clauses – recent cases and more tips and traps when drafting for the landlord and exercising for the tenant
- Excluding the 1954 Act – the practical issues; new lease terms – managing your client’s expectations
- SDLT – Some tricky areas
- A round-up of recent cases and how they affect commercial leases