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CPO Reform - Where Are We Now?

The Compulsory Purchase Association's National Conference is the premier networking event in the CPA calendar and indeed in the CPO world. With a pre-eminent programme and set of speakers, if you're involved in CPO work, this is a must attend event for technical knowledge, updates and networking. It seeks to brief members and non-members on key matters connected with the practice of compulsory purchase and compensation.

Module Duration: 5 hours 31 minutes

Date Recorded: 11/07/2024

The planning system increasingly encourages flexibility and repurposing, but private property rights tend to be more restrictive. The law of private nuisance and restrictive covenants operates side-by-side with the planning system to control land use. It is not just freehold rights, but also rights arising under leases, which may constrain the freedom of both landlords and tenants. The move to repurposing is undeniable, nevertheless, and urban areas are increasingly mixed-use. Whether or not housing is provided in a mixed-use development, residential occupiers increasingly find themselves next to commercial uses, with potential for conflict, and this is underlined by the nuisance claims which make their way to court. In this on demand webinar we consider the legal issues raised, and potential means of resolution of the difficulties.

Module Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes

Date Recorded: 03/07/2024

For the landlord wishing to get possession back at the expiry of a tenancy, the grounds and procedure for opposing renewal under the 1954 Act can look like an obstacle course. In fact, the cases lay down ways through which are comparatively straightforward, so the smart adviser can help the client to the right outcome effectively. There are also several practical tips which help to reduce the amount of compensation payable. Tenants, on the other hand, need to know the tactical levers which can help put them in the strongest negotiating position. The caselaw continues to develop, and this webinar considers recent cases as well as reviewing the grounds of opposition, tactics, timing and procedure.

Module Duration: 2 hours 1 minutes

Date Recorded: 12/06/2024

The National Rating Day has become a major fixture in the Rating calendar. It is the largest gathering of rating practitioners year on year; and is a must attend event if you work within the profession. This recording looks at the here and now, policy and reform and best and effective practice. 

Module Duration: 5 hours 11 minutes

Recorded: 06/06/2024

Compulsory Purchase Process and the Crichel Down Rules: Is it Time to Re-Focus or Dispose of the Rules?

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from this months topic "Temporary Possession Powers". It will discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hours 1 minutes

Recorded: 20/05/2024

Commercial leases are the foundation and essence of property management. Anyone who works in this area needs to be familiar with what they say, what they mean, and how to work them. This module will explain the key commercial terms of a commercial lease. This webinar is ideal for administrators who have not been trained in the nuances of property - also PA's, secretaries, accounts personnel, facilities managers, newly qualified and APC candidates.

Module Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes

Date Recorded: 16/05/2024

Commercial leases are the foundation and essence of property management. Anyone who works in this area needs to be familiar with what they say, what they mean, and how to work them. This module will explain the key commercial terms of a commercial lease. This webinar is ideal for administrators who have not been trained in the nuances of property - also PA's, secretaries, accounts personnel, facilities managers, newly qualified and APC candidates.

Module Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes

Date Recorded: 23/05/2024

CPT has been running training events on service charges since 1994. In those days, best practice was defined by a non-compulsory service charge code, agreed upon and promoted in unison by a number of property bodies. In 2019 it emerged as an RICS Professional Statement, which was mandatory and since it was accepted across the service charge industry, anyone – whether a RICS member or not – was going to be judged by whether they followed it. It had teeth in as much as anyone who was non-compliant had the threat of sanctions and public humiliation. Is it any wonder why it’s one of the top free downloads from the RICS website?

Module Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes

Date Recorded: 15/05/2024

The CPA's Annual Law Reform Lecture 2024 - Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Expert Witness Roles and Responsibilities in 2024

This year the CPA Reform lecture took a slightly different tact. With so much reform in the CPO world - LURA implementation, the Law Commission review and the Electricity Transmission Act, we took a look at how reform takes place through case law, in respect of expert witness roles.

Module Duration: 1 hours 54 minutes

Recorded: 13/05/2024

Applying Case Law to Practice

Delivering best and effective rating practice cannot be achieved without understanding case law and the foundations it has been derived from. This module is far more than a case law review. Leading rating advisors along with senior representatives from the VOA and eminent lawyers will review key cases in the context of current practice. Subjects are grouped into rating themes, important and topical cases will be explored to extract best practice for those rating practice areas. The discussions are once again be directed by our chair, Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke.

Module Duration: 4 hours 31 minutes

Recorded: 07/05/2024

The Triple List Maintenance Conundrum

This webinar is an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the selected topic. They discuss practical issues that arise, from the participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

The course will give an overview of the two procedures and look at recurrent issues such as whether the hypothetical lease should include a break option, what should be the assumed length of term, and how rent-free periods are taken into account in valuation. It will survey the dispute resolution options, with particular reference to the increasingly well-used PACT scheme, and consider what changes might usefully be made in the Law Commission’s current review of the 1954 Act. This course is intended for surveyors, investors, occupiers and all those involved in rent review and lease renewal negotiations or commercial property management generally.

Module Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes

Date Recorded: 16/04/2024

The course will give an overview of the two procedures and look at recurrent issues such as whether the hypothetical lease should include a break option, what should be the assumed length of term, and how rent-free periods are taken into account in valuation. It will survey the dispute resolution options, with particular reference to the increasingly well-used PACT scheme, and consider what changes might usefully be made in the Law Commission’s current review of the 1954 Act. This course is intended for surveyors, investors, occupiers and all those involved in rent review and lease renewal negotiations or commercial property management generally.

Module Duration: 2 hours 41 minutes

Date Recorded: 18/04/2024

In dealing with landlords’ consents the focus is usually on what is, or is not reasonable on the landlord’s part. This recording considers the up-to-date caselaw on this aspect. It is important to be aware of practical and procedural factors which have an influence on the outcome, whether or not a disputed application ends up in court. Going about things the wrong way can seriously undermine your negotiating position. The module examines relevant Protocols, consider what formal requirements might apply and the conduct of applications more widely. The types of consent addressed will include alienation, alterations and change of use.

Module Duration: 3 hours 1 minutes

Recorded: 19/03/2024

This module will look at the detail of what amounts to a fixture and what doesn’t in the light of recent caselaw, as well as the distinction between landlord’s and tenant’s fixtures; and also considers the nature and extent of rights and obligations upon lease expiry, in relation to physical additions to (and contents of) leased premises.

Module Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes

Recorded: 06/03/2024

Valuation of Tenant’s Works and Fit Outs Post Acenden: The Practical Application

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the selected topic. They discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes

Recorded: 12/12/2023

Cheshire Lounge Tribunal Decision

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from this months topic "Cheshire Lounge Tribunal Decision". It will discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hours 4 minutes

Recorded: 21/11/2023

The Non Domestic Rating Bill Update

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the selected topic. They discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes

Recorded: 16/10/2023

The Land Compensation Claims Protocol

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from this months topic "The Land Compensation Claims Protocol". It will discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 

Recorded: 25/09/2023

Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the selected topic. They discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes

Recorded: 21/09/2023

The Science of Rating Valuation

The 29th Annual Conference will examine the current issues, facing the modern rating practitioner. The 2023 Conference of the Rating Diploma Holders' Section of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, is open to both members and non-members alike. 

Module Duration: 5 hours 34 minutes

Recorded: 14/09/2023

The purpose of this CPO Convention is to focus on some of the prominent and key areas of CPO practice. It delivers a nuts and bolts review of important and contentious practical matters; and is aimed at those who do CPO work; whether working and advising acquiring authorities or representing claimants.

Module Duration: 5 hours 4 minutes

Recorded: 11/09/2023

Severance & Injurious Affection

This module runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the months topic "Severance & Injurious Affection". It discusses practical issues that arise, with question and answers from the attending participants.

Module Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes

Recorded: 11/07/2023

The Compulsory Purchase Association's National Conference briefs all who work with compulsory purchase and compensation, covering a diverse range of issues and topics within the sector, providing valuable CPD. It is the premier event in the CPO calendar, with a pre-eminent programme and set of speakers. If you do CPO work this is a must watch on demand event for technical knowledge and updates.

Module Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes

Date Recorded: 05/07/2023

Over the last five or six years of economic and political uncertainty and turbulence, many landlords have tended to prioritise income over other aspects of property management. They may often have been prepared to accept occupiers of less than ideal quality, and to overlook the fact that terms of occupation have not been regularised. This is understandable in the short-term, but may lead to problems later on, as regards identifying what sums may be recoverable from the occupier, and ultimately the ability to recover possession. This module considers how occupation can be documented quickly and economically for short-term, low-value lettings, in the light of guidance from recent caselaw on the characteristics of licences to occupy and tenancies at will. It will also consider strategies to untangle the knot when problems have arisen.

Module Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes

Date Recorded: 04/07/2023

There are many different kinds of insolvency procedure and while some are highly restrictive of the actions a landlord might wish to take, others are not. It is not enough to settle for the information that the tenant has ‘gone bust’ and simply wait to see what payment, if any, emerges. Landlords and their advisers need to be aware of the forms insolvency and pre-insolvency procedures may take, what options remain open and the effective routes to maximising payment of rent and other sums, or obtaining possession if required. This recording takes a practical approach to the issues raised by tenant insolvency.

Module Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes

Date Recorded: 21/06/2023

The National Rating Day is a major fixture in the Rating calendar. It is the largest gathering of rating practitioners year on year; and is a must attend event if you work within the profession. This recording looks at the here and now, policy and reform and best and effective practice. Speakers represent the private sector, the Valuation Office Agency and the Valuation Tribunal Service.

Module Duration: 6 hours 1 minutes

Date Recorded: 08/06/2023

Temporary Possession Powers: Does the land assembly industry deserve them, should DCO and CPO projects be treated differently, and will the government enable them?

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from this months topic "Temporary Possession Powers". It will discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes

Recorded: 17/04/2023

Applying Case Law to Practice

Best rating practice cannot be achieved without understanding case law. This module enabled leading lawyers and rating advisors, along with senior VOA contributors to come together to review key cases in the context of current practice. The event was chaired by, Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke. Together they reviewed important and topical cases and explore the nuances of what is best and effective practice in the light of these decisions.

Module Duration: 4 hours 17 minutes

Date Recorded: 22/03/2023

There is a groundswell of cross-party parliamentary support for such reforms, particularly associated with the drive to support the delivery of housing. The Government has consulted on amending the compensation provisions associated with the future prospect of planning permission and appropriate alternative development, where acquiring authorities could seek directions to cap the value paid to landowners at an amount at or above existing use value. We wait to see if the Government will introduce new clauses on this to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Whether it makes the Bill or not, there is political support for change, if not now, then next time. Meanwhile, the CPA has polled its members on the Government’s proposal and there is little support for anything that undermines market value.

Module Duration: 1 hours 53 minutes

Date Recorded: 06/03/2023

Business Disturbance Claims

This module runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from this months topic "Business Disturbance Claims". It will discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hours 2 minutes

Recorded: 06/02/2023

What Can We Learn From the Ones That Do?

If you work within CPO, this is a must attend seminar. The event will look into failed CPOs and the main details of why they fail and how we can lean from each one. After each speaker has given their views, there will be a in depth panel discussion that will be too good to miss. 

Module Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes

Date Recorded: 02/02/2023

Draft List Outcomes, Market Commentary, Reliefs, UBR and Dealing with the End of the 2017 List

The revaluation will take effect on 1 April 2023. It’s a frenetic time when rating advisors need to advise their clients of their new business rate liabilities. Key aspects to provide such assessments include rateable value, the multiplier, transitional arrangements, and reliefs. This event will look at the outcomes from the 2023 revaluation and the wider package of measures that will take effect on 1st April 2023. How did properties get the value that appears in the Draft List? Hear from the Chief Valuer and his market experts at the VOA and hear from DLUHC on the wider package of measures that will take effect on 1st April 2023.

Module Duration: 1 hours 57 minutes

Recorded: 19/01/2023