Social Housing & Shared Ownership - A Roundup for Conveyancers

Introduction

A shared ownership lease has been described as ‘the fourth tenure’ due to its complicated and hybrid nature. Moreover, the key provisions which distinguish such leases from other residential leases are complex and they can also differ according to the year in which the lease was granted.

This webinar focuses mainly on flat leases and will cover a number of key issues.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The interrelationship between the pre-emption right and restrictions on assignment
• Consequences of final staircasing
• Matters to consider when acting for a mortgage lender
• Section 106 (affordable housing) obligations
• Pitfalls arising from complicated hierarchy of titles

This webinar was recorded on 27th July 2022