Legal Compliance Courses

There are many legal obligations specific to property that you need to understand to offer advice to any client, whether Buyer or Tenant, Landlord or Vendor.

This module will help you understand certain legal terminology such as tenure, easements, covenants and also the specific laws you need to be aware of in property.

This module covers for example, EPCs, Housing Health and Safety Rating System, Town and Country Planning, redress schemes and more.  The more professional and knowledgeable you are, the more confident you will be in your service and fee levels.

• Understand the general laws, regulations and codes of practice, which apply to the whole property sector such as H&S, GDPR and Consumer Protection Regulations
• Understand the main laws and regulations which apply to residential properties and the negotiation of properties for sale or to rent
• Explain the statutory regulations for property development, conservation areas and listed buildings
• Explain the importance of ensuring that all offers are recorded in line with legislation, guidelines and codes of practice relevant to negotiating the sale/rent of properties

This module covers all the key elements of compliance in the property industry, whether for sales or lettings. Key laws such as the Equality Act, Health and Safety, Data Protection, Money Laundering and Consumer Protection Regulations apply in all areas of our industry and also in the service industry as a whole.

We explain these in language we hope will relate to your job role, rather than just giving you the law itself. The benefit of understanding compliance well, not only helps in terms of your professionalism, but protects your company’s interest where there could be a risk of fines or prison sentences!

• Understand all forms of compliance that are necessary in the property sector and how to successfully carry out your job role whilst complying fully
• Explain the importance of maintaining security and confidentiality of data
• Summarise the regulations for Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and know how to source
• Summarise the regulations relating to ‘For Sale’ and ‘To Let’ boards
• Explain the importance of ensuring that all offers are recorded in line with legislation, guidelines and codes of practice relevant to negotiating the sale/rent of properties
• Explain how to gain permission to seek further relevant information from other parties
• Explain the potential types of conflict of interest that can occur when selling/renting property
• State the parties that need to be notified if conflicts occur
• Understand how to reduce the risks to health and safety in the workplace
• Understand how to evaluate risks in the workplace
• Understand how to take responsibility for own safety, training and personal development