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2025 Property Conference (hybrid)

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Speaker: Various

Date: Wednesday 17th September, 2025

Time: 09:30 - 16:00

Areas of Law: Property

Competencies: B

Venue:
Taylor Wessing
Edward Pavilion,
Albert Dock,
Liverpool
L3 4AF
Or ONLINE

Course Code: S4901

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Description

Whether your focus is residential or you’re looking to expand your knowledge into commercial transactions, this event offers practical insights and updates to support your practice.

Only want to attend the morning OR afternoon of this event? You can! Attend for half a day for £110 mem / £155 non mem, plus vat (lunch included). Please make booking in the usual way & in the additional info section state if you want to attend ‘AM only’ or ‘PM only’. The invoice issued will then be adjusted accordingly.

*Multi Delegate Discount Offer for Members* Pay member rate for 1st delegate, then £99 / £75 (half day) for 2nd & only £49 / £37 (half day) for all other delegates (+vat)

Booking total will show full price but invoice will be discounted.

This event can be attended in-person or virtually (via MS Teams). When booking, please select if you wish to attend ‘ Face-to-face’ or  ‘Virtual’. All bookings, whether you attended in-person or virtually will be able to access a recording post event.

Multi delegate discounts cannot be used in conjunction with the Training Passport

Sponsored by

Groundsure is a leading UK environmental and climate data authority. We give land and property professionals expert information on risks including land contamination, flooding and ground stability, as well as forward guidance on potential climate risks, to advise their clients in the transaction.

InfoTrack is pioneering the digitalisation of legal processes. They provide a powerful suite of solutions across client onboarding, identity verification, e-signature, and conveyancing services. Their services help to assure compliance, enhance the client experience, and improve productivity within law firms. InfoTrack takes on the burden of labour-intensive, demanding administrative tasks within a single, award-winning platform, empowering firms to focus on delivering an exceptional client experience with every transaction.

Registration & refreshments / Log In

Welcome & introduction ~ Charlie Marshall, Taylor Wessing

The Lender’s Handbook: Helpful or Handcuffs? ~ John Jones

  • Lender specific instructions
  • Bowerman duty of care
  • Conveyancer’s obligations to the lender
  • Disclosable matters
  • Compliance issues
  • The Certificate of Title
  • PLUS, appointment of a 2nd Trustee: risks & implications

The Customer is always right! Right? ~ Alex Gregory Chialton, Dutton Gregory

  • Customer Journey
  • Case Overwhelm
  • Technology – Friend or Foe

Reporting on Leasehold Property ~ Tom Kerwin, InfoTrack

  • The growth of digital solutions enhancing client reporting
  • Compliance at the heart of reporting to clients
  • Integrations driving data population
  • Lease document data extraction including Lease, LPE1, TA forms and Transfer
  • Property Report (specifically around the Lease Reading function on their platform)

Comfort break – refreshments provide for those attending in-person

HMLR: Local land charges and HMLR collaborating with MHCLG on data standards ~ Pam White & Richard Curtis, HM Land Registry

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 ~ Richard Snape, Davitt Jones Bould

The Act received the Royal Assent on the evening of May 24th 2024 and is a highly significant piece of legislation. Parts are now in force, but other parts are subject to judicial review. Covering:

  • Banning of new leasehold houses and permitted leases
  • Changes to the Building Safety Act 2022
  • Changes to Lease extensions and enfranchisement which are currently subject to judicial review
  • Sales information requests
  • Changes to service charges and administration charges
  • Changes to rentcharges
  • The future and the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill.

Comfort break – lunch provided for in-person attendees

The Landlord & Tenant Act 1954: when it applies ~ Richard Snape, Davitt Jones Bould

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is the bed rock of commercial leases and is essential for any property professional.  The course aims to look at various situations where the Act applies. Covering:

  • Exclusion of the Act including the Court of Appeal case of TFS v Designer Retail Centres
  • Tenancies at will
  • Leases and licences
  • Occupation for business purposes under the Act
  • Recent cases on occupation and subleases
  • The definition of a business

Climate risks and property transactions ~ Keith Davidson, Irwin Mitchell & Iryna Minimurzina, Groundsure

  • Law Society Guidance Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors
  • Understanding the physical, transaction and liability risks
  • How to comply with the Law Society Practice Note Conveyancing and Climate Risks

Building Safety Act ~ Sarah McGuinness, Taylor Rose

The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces major changes that directly affect leasehold properties in high-rise or multi-occupancy buildings. deal for solicitors, licensed conveyancers, and legal professionals, this session covers the key aspects to navigate the legal and practical implications of the Act with confidence.

Including:

  • Building Safety Act 2022 overview on Property Transactions
  • Leaseholder Protections and Certificate Regime
  • Due Diligence Risk and Disclosure requirements

Summary & thanks ~ Charlie Marshall

Speaker Biographies

Alex Gregory Chialton leads the North West operations of Dutton Gregory Solicitors, overseeing the firm’s Liverpool office. With over 18 years of experience in the property sector, Alex has a deep understanding of the regional market. She previously owned an Estate and Letting agency in North Liverpool and spent a decade running a successful mortgage advice business. Her extensive background in property services, including her voluntary work for a Housing Charity, positions her as a key figure in Dutton Gregory’s expansion into the North. In 2024, Alex was honoured with the ‘Business Development Champion of the Year’ award at the British Conveyancing Awards, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the property legal sector. Based in Liverpool’s Exchange Court, Alex is committed to enhancing Dutton Gregory’s presence in the North West, delivering expert legal services to clients across the region.

Richard Curtisis a Policy and Projects Manager in HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges (LLC) Programme. He leads LLC policy to transform 331 local authority services across England and Wales into a single national digital register, making the conveyancing process quicker and simpler for property buyers. He also oversees programme initiatives, including workflow tooling and workforce planning. Richard has over 13 years’ experience in data, project, product and delivery management roles in the private sector.

 Keith Davidson is a partner at Irwin Mitchell and specialises in environmental liability issues and corporate climate action. He provides environmental transaction support to 20 law firms and is on the Law Society Climate Change Working Group

John E Jones is a Chartered Legal Executive, and Licensed Conveyancer, who qualified in 1987. He is a Director of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers. He also sits as a ‘CLC Lawyer Member’ of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers Adjudication Panel and as a ‘Fellow Member’ of the CILEx Regulation Admissions and Licensing Committee. He has specialist experience in all aspects of conveyancing, landlord & tenant, lender support practice, wills & probate. He has written many articles for trade journals as well as a popular series of legal guides for a national magazine. John is a former professional member of the governing board of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. He is also a former professional member of the CILEx Regulation Appeals Panel.  He holds the Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS) qualification and is a Fellow of the Institute for Training and Occupational Learning.

Tom Kerwin joined InfoTrack in 2018, initially as an Account Manager before progressing to oversee InfoTrack’s client base across the North of England and Wales. Tom’s experience gained by working with conveyancing departments of all shapes and sizes allows him to consult with law firms on driving process changes, integrations, risk and compliance, and change management. Passionate about and responsible for client relationships and ensuring the seamless rollout of InfoTrack’s platform, he collaborates with clients and internal teams to drive innovation.

Charlie Marshall is an Associate at Taylor Wessing.

Sarah McGuiness has over a decade of experience in Property Law and is a respected Senior Associate Real Estate Solicitor at Taylor Rose. Qualified as a Solicitor in 2018, promoted to Associate in 2022 and Senior Associate in 2024. Sarah advises on a broad range of residential and commercial property matters including acquisitions, disposals, leasing and development projects.

Iryna Minimurzina, Strategic Account Manager, Groundsure.

Richard Snape has been the Head of Professional Support at Davitt Jones Bould since 2002. His areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property, in particular in relation to local government law, conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and incumbrances in relation to land.

Pam White is a Sector Account Manager with HM Land Registry. She has over 15 years’ experience within casework and preliminary service teams processing applications.  In 2006 Pam became Spatial Data manager within the Business Development Fulfilment team and in 2014 the team Manager, responsible for a team of 17 in delivery of orders to their data customers.

Prices
Member £175
Non-member £225
Training Passport Free
Note: 20% VAT added at checkout