Vocational qualification

Distance

£ 350 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    Flexible

Suitable for: This award is for the paralegal working in their particular department in Legal Practice, Commerce, Industry or the Public Sector department doing work of a specialised or semi-specialised nature.

About this course

Entry Requirements

One of the following:

Level 4 Diploma in Paralegals Studies

Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice

Law Degree

ILEX Level 6

Other Equivalent (please specify)

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Course programme

Commercial Conveyancing

This award is for the paralegal working in their particular department in Legal Practice, Commerce, Industry or the Public Sector department doing work of a specialised or semi-specialised nature. The Fellowship Award means that a paralegal can further add to their specialist knowledge in that particular area of law and/or practice in which they are involved.

Conveyancing is also available as a single unit certifcate from our Higher Certificate in Paralegal Studiesqualification. The Higher Certificate is for legal staff with no formal training and students new to paralegal work.

Syllabus

Preliminaries: Taking instructions; Client Care and advice on costs; Client Confidentiality; Acting for both parties; Using E-mail
Rent, Definition; Manner of payment; Interest and VAT; Stamp duty; Abatement and Insurance; distress.
Rent Review, Methods; Revaluation; Procedure; Additional provisions; Code of Practice; Checklists
Lessee's covenants, To pay; To repair; To alter; Restrictions; User
Surety's covenants, On grant of the Lease; On assignment; Guarantors; Code of surety covenants
Lessor's covenants, Quiet enjoyment; repairing obligations; insurance.
Service Charges, Provision; covenants to provide; exclusion of liability; calculation of; payment; abatement; reserve and sinking funds; good practice.
Enforceability of covenants, Enforceability following assignment; liability of original parties; liability of assignees; enforceability following a sub-letting. enforcement by third parties (other tenants); equitable leases; Code of Practice.
Insolvency, Bankruptcy or Liquidation of Lessee; consequences of disclaimer; guarantor, sub-tenant and assignees; receivership; administration.
Surrender, Express; agreement to surrender; implied; surrender and re-grant; effect on sub-leases.
Contractual delays, Late completion; notice to complete; damages.
Remedies, Distress; forfeiture; breach of repairing covenants; breach of repairing covenants; court action, Statutory demands.
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Qualifying agreements, need for a 'tenancy'; Excluded tenancies; need for 'occupation'; business purposes, termination of tenancies under the Act (Sections 25, 26 & 27); definitions, Section 40 Notices, application for interim rent; Landlords grounds for opposing an Application, Tenant's right to compensation for failure to obtain a new tenancy; Terms of a new tenancy; Court Orders.
Acquiring Land for Development, Conveyancing procedure, Town and Country Planning, finance.
Buying and Selling Tenanted properties, Seller's perspective; buyer's perspective; per contract matters; post contract matters; completion matters.
Revenue Matters, VAT on commercial property; Stamp duty Land Tax; Capital Gains; local taxes .

Assessment

The Fellowship Award is assessed through three substantial 'work based' assignments / projects of some 5000 words each. There are no time limits involved.

Entry Requirements

One of the following:

Level 4 Diploma in Paralegals Studies

Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice

Law Degree

ILEX Level 6

Other Equivalent (please specify)

Commercial Conveyancing

£ 350 + VAT