Junior practitioners have an opportunity to bone up on commercial and residential landlord and tenant law at a conference run by Tanfield Chambers on 4 October at London’s 200 Aldergate Conference Centre. Lawyers attending the Junior Landlord and Tenant Conference can choose from workshops in four areas: residential, commercial, enfranchisement and a “pick and mix” option. Topics covered include tenancy deposits, AirBnB and other rental vacation providers, breach of covenants and s 168 determinations, an introduction to agricultural tenancies and grounds of opposition under the 1954 Act. For more information email: events@tanfieldchambers.co.uk.
09 September 2016
Landlord and tenant conference
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