Housing, fitness, disrepair and the law
Course Overview:
Upon completing this course you will:
- Understand what's necessary for you to do: what's new, what the law requires, what it covers and what it doesn't.
- How to minimise risk.
- Consider what defences may be available to you.
- How you should communicate with tenants, managers, surveyors and contractors effectively and with confidence.
What the course consists of:
Day One:
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018:
-Who this applies to.
-Exceptions.
-What it means for us.
-How it is different from our understanding of older law.
Disrepair generally:
-Who is responsible for what.
-Notice; access.
-Standard of repair.
-What is repair/renewal/improvement.
-Duty of care and common parts.
Day two:
-S.11 -16 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
-Set-off and counterclaims.
-Pre-action protocol.
-Conditional Fee Agreements.
-Legal aid.
-Defensive Premises Act 1972.
-Gas Servicing.
-The Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Who should attend?
Managers and team leaders in housing maintenance and asset management departments
Price:
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