Fellowship Award
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 Diploma in Paralegal Studies qualification. The Diploma 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
Method of Study
This is a distance learning course. As a distance learning student, you study at home in your own time. Access to a law library or law texts is essential as the award involves research.
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:
Diploma in Paralegals Studies (Level 4/5)
Post Graduate Diploma in Paralegal Practice (Level 7)
Law Degree
ILEX Level 6
Other Equivalent ( please specify)
Cost
The cost of the Award is £350 or a deposit of £150 and four monthly payments of £50.
Enrolment Go to Enrolment & Payment or telephone Admissions on 020 3176 0900.
Delivery Policy: Upon receipt of the course fees, or if paying by installments on receipt of the initial payment, the course material is delivered by first
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study material supplied and will receive a refund of the full amount paid, less the sum of £25 to cover administration costs, provided that the said study
material is returned in 'as new' condition. No refunds will be made in any other circumstances. Privacy Policy: All financial details (Credit or Debit Card
numbers) are not, and will not be stored by us and will be destroyed as soon as the financial transaction has been completed.
