Specialist Paralegal Qualification in Commercial Property (in England & Wales)

Equip yourself with the theoretical and practical knowledge required in the workplace.

Commercial Property is important to the national economy and as a source of work for law firms. In England and Wales the value of the property held by the commercial property sector is £1,662bn, which amounts to 20% of the national wealth. It directly employs 2,000,000 people, or about 6.8% of the workforce. According to the British Property Federation, the annual amount of rent collected is £26bn. In any year there are 92,000 commercial property deals with a value of £7bn yielding £1.76bn of tax.

Good Commercial Property lawyers are in great demand at the moment, so it is an excellent area of law to become involved with. It is an area of law that will be both challenging and rewarding to you, as it is diverse and constantly changing. Most of all, you have to understand the property market, understand your clients needs and objectives, and understand the physical aspects of the property you are dealing with.

What you'll learn

• Site acquisition for development: title
• Site acquisition: site investigation, searches and enquiries
• Planning and contracts
• Site acquisition for development: funding and lenders' requirements
• The institutional lease
• Agreements for lease
• Dealings with the lease
• Security of tenure for business tenants - Landlord Tenant Act 1954
• Post completion

Specialist Paralegal Qualifications courses are:

• Flexible distance learning
  
• Assessment via 6 practical assignments to be submitted online and an examination
• 18 month registration period
• Most students complete within 6-9 months with 2 - 3 hours’ study per week

Find out more

• For an informal discussion on how we may help you, contact the Paralegal team on 0141 225 6700 or email CLTParalegal@law.ac.uk