- Advanced/Update/Intermediate *3 hours CPD
This popular course looks at all relevant recent developments for Residential Conveyancers. The main focus for the coming year will be electronic conveyancing as Land Registry commences its roll out in earnest. Changes to HIP Regulations are also due and as ever there is a high volume of new case law is coming through.
This update will cover:
- Land Registration Update: recent cases, a summary of the new Land Registration Rules 2008 and a review of a variety of problem areas
- Electronic Conveyancing Update – the rollout programme, a close look at what is imminent, new Rules and relevant issues in consultations
- An update on the local search market
- Leaseholds - new commencement orders in the CLRA 2002; relevant case law on flat and house leases
- Housing Act 2004 - Home Information Packs update – new regulations on leaseholds and where we are with transitional provisions; empty dwelling management orders
- The Energy Performance Regulations: assessing energy efficiency, new regulations on rentals and the implementation of the EU Directive
- Fraud Act 2006 and Property and Mortgage Fraud
- Electronic Verification
- Lenders’ Handbook Update: new provisions on new builders and disclosure of developers’ incentives
- Recent Case Law: adverse possession, contaminated land, forfeiture of deposits, restrictive covenants, easements, recent co ownership and cohabitation case law, undervalues and s339 - recent set aside decisions, bankruptcy and the family home and other cases of interest as and when reported