This course is designed to provide an introduction to residential leasehold property and residential property leases, including an examination of what you should and shouldn’t see in a residential lease.
You will learn about:
- What is leasehold property and what is a lease
- Leaseholder’s rights; what should you be looking out for and what do you need to make sure the leaseholder has the right to do
- Landlord’s rights; what rights will a landlord have over the property
- Leaseholder’s covenants and regulations; what can’t the leaseholder do, or what should they be complying with.
- Landlord’s obligations; what should the landlord be responsible for doing, or not doing, under the provisions of the lease
- Alienation Provisions; what a leaseholder might have to do before selling/transferring the property
- Service Charges, service charge disputes and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)
- Ground Rent including ground rent in new leases, escalating ground rents, lender’s requirements and the interaction with The Renters’ Rights Act 2025
- LPE1 Leasehold Property Enquiries Form. What information does this form contain and what should you be looking out for.
- Collective Enfranchisement; what does this mean
- Unexpired Lease Terms and Extending Leases
- Commonhold; what does this mean for the future of leaseholds?
Conveyancers who do not have any experience, or are less confident, with dealing with leasehold property.
Intermediate – some previous knowledge or awareness required
- An overview of dealing with leasehold properties including an examination of the provisions of the lease itself.
- Review of some of the key areas involved in dealing with leasehold property including ground rent and service charge considerations.
- Looking at the UK Finance Handbook provisions to see how they interact with leasehold properties and what lenders will and won’t accept.
This live webinar contains a 45-minute presentation from Sarah Sams, a 15-minute Q&A session where you can ask any questions you'd like directly to Sarah. You can download your own copy of the presentation and resources to refer to during and after the live webinar.
You will be able to actively listen to the course and ask questions to the speaker.
This live webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.
Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.
The live webinar begins at 10am.
The £69 +VAT price includes:
- 45-minutes of topical content
- 15-minute interactive Q&A
- Comprehensive lecture notes
- Digital CPD certificate
Of course. To book multiple delegates, increase the amount of tickets you wish to buy and add them to your basket. Once your payment has been processed, you will then be asked to assign the tickets to the delegates attending. Each delegate will then receive an email with instructions on how to finalise their booking
For group booking discounts please get in touch with us on team@formediagroup.co.uk.
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Sarah Sams
Sarah is a Partner and the Head of Residential Property at Dutton Gregory, having joined the firm in 2018. She specialises in residential conveyancing with over 25-years’ experience in this area.
She is passionate about developing her team, supporting individuals to achieve their goals, whether through professional qualifications or career progression. Sarah finds great satisfaction in helping others reach their potential. Sarah provides training for lawyers and support staff including conveyancing updates and shared ownership.
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