The Law on Disrepair and Good Practice

Aims:

This course is designed to:
— Examine implied & express covenants to repair,
— Clarify the various statutory responsibilities and procedures,
— Examine recent case law & its implications,
— Ensure delegates are aware of best practice.

Designed for:

All staff, including repair takers/administrative support staff, who need to understand the law as it relates to repairing obligations on landlords & tenants.

Key points:

— Common law requirements & the duty of care,
— S.11-16 Landlord & Tenant Act 1985,
— The importance of ‘statutory nuisance’ & the Environmental Protection Act 1990,
— Tenants’ obligations -”using the property in a tenant-like manner”, recharging,
— The disrepair ‘protocol’,
— Access to inspect and/or carry out repairs, including gas servicing.

Prices:

We want to help smaller organisations to benefit from staff training so we operate price bands. For details of course prices, please visit our training calendar here.

Venue:

The Upkeep Exhibition, First Floor, The Building Centre, London

Dates:

For the latest dates, see our training calendar.

Booking:

To book your places, please complete a booking form and then fax or post it across to us. You can get open a pdf version of our booking form here:
Booking Form in pdf format

More details about how to book are here: Booking Information

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