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Breaches in Residential Tenancy Agreements

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Are you confident that you can advise a client correctly when they come to you with a belief that a tenancy agreement has been breached?

Tenancy agreements can be breached by either a landlord or a tenant, causing significant detriment to the other party. Focusing on assured shorthand tenancies (ASTs), this course outlines the obligations that a tenancy agreement creates for landlords and tenants respectively. It also sets out the resolution options and management strategies available to either party when faced with a breach of tenancy.

Through easy-to-understand chapters, this course outlines a risk management approach to tenancy agreements that will enable you to offer best practice advice to either a landlord or tenant. By taking the course, you will feel well-positioned to pre-empt potential difficulties when drafting or reviewing a tenancy agreement, and will be equipped to act confidently and promptly should any issues arise during a tenancy.

So, if you are new to the private residential property field or simply want to refresh your knowledge, this course is for you. Enrol now!

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What this will cover
  • the legal principles and frameworks governing assured shorthold tenancy (AST) agreements
  • landlord obligations in an AST
  • tenant obligations in an AST
  • common breaches by landlords and tenants
  • resolution options and management strategies for disputes between landlords and tenants
  • what landlords and tenants can and cannot do when there is an issue
  • ways in which landlords and tenants can manage risk in a residential tenancy agreement
Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • identify the main obligations of a landlord and tenant in an assured short hold tenancy (AST) agreement
  • understand the most common breaches of residential tenancy agreements
  • understand how a landlord can enforce a terms of residential tenancy agreement
  • understand how a tenant can enforce a terms of a residential tenancy agreement
  • consider ways in which landlords and tenants can manage the risks associated with potential breaches of residential tenancy agreements
How you will learn

Course format

This online course consists of the following elements:

  • an interactive course presentation, with a variety of knowledge checks spaced throughout to test understanding of the material as the learner progresses
  • an end-of-course assessment consisting of 10 questions

Our courses conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. However, some members may require an alternative version for accessibility purposes. This is available upon request via our contact us form.

Assessment

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a pass mark of 70%.

The knowledge checks included in the course presentation are intended to aid your understanding of the content and offer the opportunity to apply your knowledge. They do not form part of the assessment.

No. of items Discount
11 – 19 15%
20 – 29 20%
30 – 39 25%
40 + 30%
£57.89 ex VAT
Type of training
CPD
Format
Bitesize
Level
Intermediate
Who is this for?
Junior lawyers
Small firms lawyers
Solicitors
Course length
45 Minutes
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A1
A2

The experts

Kirsteen Durrant

Expert
Facilitator

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