Charity Land Transactions

This course looks at the particular requirements which apply to land transactions of charities, whether on acquisition, mortgage or disposal. There are a range of statutory obligations and many other possible constraints. It is suitable for all who advise charities or the parties who deal with them. The course covers the Charities Acts of 1993 and 2006 and the new consolidating legislation in the Charities Act 2011.

The course will cover:

• Charities - introduction for Property lawyers – charitable purposes and public benefit

- Trustees – duties of trustees, importance of property as a Charity’s asset

• Disposals by a charity and ss 117 – 121 Charities Act 2011
• Mortgages by a charity and ss 55,124 - 126 Charities Act 2011
• Acquisitions by a charity
• Commercial leases generally and specific issues for charities
• Official Custodian for Charities – s122 Certificates

• Some common issues including title issues, SDLT, Community Infrastructure Levy, renewable energy schemes and the review of the 2006 Act

Course Dates

20/09/2012 Birmingham	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
04/10/2012 Leeds	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
23/10/2012 London	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
24/10/2012 Manchester	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information

This course will be presented by the following speakers, please click on the Speaker & Venue details against any course date to see more information.

Jane Lonergan 
is a partner at Wilsons Solicitors LLP – one of the best known charity firms in the country acting for most national household name charities. Jane has extensive experience in a wide variety to high value complex transactions. Her clients include Help for Heroes and many military charities – largely because of Jane’s previous career as an Officer in the Army.

Francesca Quint 
who is a member of Radcliffe Chambers where she specialises in charities; she is recommended by both Legal 500 and Chambers guides as a leading junior for charity law. She worked at the Charity Commission until 1989, rising to Deputy Commissioner in 1984. Apart from editing the Charities volume of Butterworths’ Encyclopedia of Forms & Precedents and numerous articles, she is also one of the four editors of Charities: The Law & Practice (loose leaf, Sweet & Maxwell).