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TFT Partner Neil Gilbert will be speaking at this year’s RICS Dilapidations Forum Conference in September. Neil will review the RICS dilapidations guidance note, now in its second year, and debate whether the dilapidations process has improved and whether settlements have been achieved any quicker. Jon Rowling, TFT’s Head of Dilapidations will also be speaking as a panel member about…
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TFT has announced the launch of its new dispute resolution service led by industry authority Jon Rowling, who will also head up the firm’s dilapidations and service charge business. Jon Rowling joins TFT as Technical Partner on the 1st August. For the past seven years he has been the Founding Director of Goodrow Building Consultancy Ltd (Goodrow), the specialist provider…
Advice
The implications for the commercial sector are wide reaching and pose some interesting questions about how landlord and tenant matters should be approached in the lead up to, and after 2018.
News
Effective from the 1st December 2016, the new 7th Edition of the RICS Dilapidations Note provides greater clarity on a number of relevant matters, many of which are already changing the dilapidations playing field. These matters include the following: The roles of the surveyor: Adviser, Expert Witness and Independent Dispute Resolver. What constitutes supersession and guidance on where supersession can…
White paper
A review of the differences in dilapidations between Scotland and England has just been published by TFT. Produced by Neil Wotherspoon, who heads up TFT’s Edinburgh office, it provides an outline of the key differences and summarises some recent developments.
News
This year’s TFT Dilapidations Update Seminar will be topical, provocative and wide-ranging. Taking a theme of ‘The End of Dilapidations as we know it’, the seminar will consider the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES), its impact on dilapidations and whether it could wipe out landlords’ claims. We will look at the new RICS Dispute Resolution Scheme, why its need, how…
Advice
The New Year heralds the need for more CPD hours and our e-learning training video – Dilapidations: Preparation and Negotiation – provides structured CPD to get your CPD commitment underway. Supplementary notes and the slides are available. To request a copy of these please click here.
Advice
A guide for landlords and tenants to the dilapidations implications of R22 refrigerant in air conditioning units.
White paper
UK Dilapidations claims outside of England and Wales can be a minefield for the unwary. Dealing with dilapidations claims on a nationwide basis calls for a much broader understanding. TFT’s new white paper: ‘How Dilapidations differ across the UK – an outline of the regional variations’ addresses the differing obligations and terminology applicable in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel…
White paper
Following on the heels of recent dilapidations claims which have come to court, this case, Twinmar Holdings Ltd v Klarius UK Ltd, provides useful guidance when claiming damages for terminal dilapidations and serves as a reminder that disrepair cannot always be pre-determined by obvious failure.
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