Event Category: Event Programmes

31/01/2023 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am – In just 10 days’ time, The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (FSR) come into force introducing new duties for building owners and managers. In the last year, fire safety legislation has come to the fore: the Fire Safety Act 2021 into force in May and, in November, we looked at how the FSR will impact […]

01/02/2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm –

This webinar will benefit housing management and leasehold professionals whose work includes managing estates where there is a management company or managing agent in place such as a Residents’ Management Company or a Right to Manage Company. These relationships can raise challenges for the landlord and tenant to deal with, particularly where the management organisation is not fulfilling its duties effectively. This session looks at some of the common issues that can arise in these situations and what steps landlords and tenants can take to address them.

06/02/2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm –

In this webinar, we will be discussing any relevant procurement-related issues and advising on the installation, operation and maintenance of the EV Chargers themselves in line with the statutory guidance from the perspective of both the developer (if carrying out the build yourselves) as well as the purchaser in instances where you will be acquiring units from a developer under a s106 agreement.

27/02/2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm –

An overview into the process and requirements for voluntary and statutory lease extensions, how to grant them and the advantages and disadvantages of voluntary and statutory lease extensions.

28/02/2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm –

Hybrid working– what does this mean for your business? . In this seminar we look at current market trends as to how businesses are reconfiguring their space requirements, to bring in extra income and reduce overheads. We will look at the option of sharing office space with other businesses: Key points include:
Alienation – what does the lease say and what steps can you take:
Sharing and other informal arrangements
Break clauses
Longer term options: co-locating

In addition, we will consider the employment law considerations that come with the sharing of office space between businesses, such as confidentiality and data protection.

07/03/2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm –

Victoria Smith and Lee Russell will be providing an overview of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act’s impact on both disrepair and fitness for human habitation claims. They will be looking at the new fitness obligations placed on community landlords and how to navigate a claim made by a contract holder in accordance with the Pre-Action Protocol of Housing Disrepair Cases (Wales). We will also be looking at reports published by the Housing Ombudsman in England.

14/03/2023 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am –

The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced a raft of new tools to force remediation of buildings with fire safety defects. This webinar will look at Remediation Orders and their impact on landlords and building owners. This session will bring you up to date on how Remediation Orders work, the risks they present and the most up to date caselaw. This webinar will include guest speakers from Five Paper Chambers (including a sitting First Tier Tribunal judge) and will touch on insolvency related issues stemming from recent caselaw.

15/03/2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm –

This webinar aims to provide an understanding of some of the key issues involved in dealing with service charges and recovery of costs incurred by RPs when providing services. This webinar covers an important aspect of service charge recovery process that needs to be complied with. This webinar will be of benefit to those involved in service charge recovery.

23/03/2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm –

Key points for a housing association to consider when disposing new homes in its development pipeline.