Commercial Property Service Charges: Why Disputes Arise & How to Avoid Them

Introduction

Commercial service charge remains one of the most contentious aspects of commercial property ownership and occupation. Despite the best efforts of the RICS, compliance with its own mandatory professional standard is poor and standards of property management and accounting leave much to be desired.

Andrew Morley is a recognised service charge expert having co-founded a specialist service charge consultancy in 1992 and continues to act as a consultant and expert witness. During this session, Andrew will explore the key causes of disputes and how they can be avoided, giving anecdotes based on his own experience.

This virtual classroom seminar will be of interest to surveyors, property managers, property management accountants, asset managers and other stakeholders involved in the commercial property sector.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover:

• Setting the Scene
• Landlord and tenant expectations
• No overriding legislation
• Lease drafting
• The RICS professional standard
• Typical areas of dispute
• Accounting issues and certification
• Funds management and accounting
• Major repairs, CIBSE and the need for technical validation
• ADR

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.