Housing Law: an update

CPD 1 hour

PEAT Outcome - Relevant legal knowledge

OBJECTIVES

A teatime in-person seminar to look at recent changes in housing law in both the public and private sectors. Led by Jim Bauld, the session will consider recent decisions from the courts and the Upper Tribunal.

Topics might include the repairing standard, eviction, tenancy deposits, wrongful termination orders and rent controls. Questions from the audience on these issues (and any others!!) will be welcomed !!

PARTICIPANTS

This webinar is aimed at anyone with an interest in Housing law whether as a solicitor, trainee, advice worker or landlord.

SPEAKER

Jim Bauld, Partner, TC Young

Jim has specialised in tenancy law related matters since 1994. He was the first solicitor in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Housing and Residential Tenancy Law. He is a legal member of the First-tier Tribunal (Housing and Property Chamber, Local Taxation Chamber and Social Security Chamber ). He has delivered hundreds of seminars/training sessions for various organisations including LSA, SFHA, CIH, GWSF and others on all aspects of Scottish residential tenancy law including evictions, antisocial behaviour, rent arrears and Pre-Action Requirements, property factoring and the code of conduct, repairs law, allocations and successions.