My basketVirtual Conference – Current Property Issues 2020 – Recorded 12th November
Video viewing time: 6 hours •
Total formal CPD time: 6 hours 
Video viewing time: 6 hours •
Total formal CPD time: 6 hours
Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer
Nick French, Real Estate Valuation Theurgy, Property Education
Jerry Schurder, Head of Business Rates at Gerald Eve LLP
Rebecca Roffe, Partner at CMS UK
Ian Anderson, Senior Director, Lichfields
Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer
The last few months have highlighted the importance of transparency and quality assurance in providing valuations to clients. The effect of the measures to combat covid 19 had an unprecedented impact on the UK property market and, in particular, property valuations. Fortunately, the Red Book (RICS Valuation – Global Standards 2017 and UK National Supplement) proved robust enough to ensure that valuation reports could be appropriate and proportionate even in a market with few or no comparables. This talk will provide guidance on definitions and procedures along with highlighting issues which have taken a back-seat during the lockdown and new-normal.
Nick French, Real Estate Valuation Theurgy, Property Education
A practical review of recent commercial property and landlord and tenant cases which will include:
Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer
2020 has been a unique year in all our lives both personally and professionally. In the property market, the uncertainty of Brexit has been usurped by the more complex uncertainty of a (hopefully) post-covid 19 world. The drivers that impact upon property investment, management and development have all changed and property professionals are being challenged with a new world vision. But is the talk of wholesale changes to society and working practices premature? Will lessons be learnt? Will the property market operate under a new normal or revert to old ways? This talk will look at the possible changes to business, governance, environmental protection and society and the possible scenarios that will flow from the confluence of them all.
Nick French, Real Estate Valuation Theurgy, Property Education
The turmoil in the world of business rates continues. The Government has brought in previously unimaginable reliefs as a response to Covid-19 and launched yet another fundamental review of the system due to conclude at the Autumn Statement. It has also deferred the planned 2021 revaluation for two years.
Jerry Schurder, Head of Business Rates at Gerald Eve LLP
The Grenfell Tower tragedy brought the issue of fire safety to the forefront of everyone’s attention. The devastating events highlighted the need for the Government to more tightly control the construction, operation, management and use of both commercial and residential properties in the UK. This session will cover the fast-moving changes to the legislation, guidance and policy around fire safety for commercial properties, but also provide some key reminders on the overall regulatory environment and the impact of lease drafting on the liability position. The talk will take a practical look at the following key areas:
Rebecca Roffe, Partner at CMS UK
The Government has unveiled radical changes to the planning system over the summer to ‘build, build, build’ the nation out of the coronavirus crisis, with new regulations giving greater freedom for developers to convert and redevelop vacant and redundant buildings without the need for planning permission. This session will explain:
Ian Anderson, Senior Director, Lichfields
