Module Descriptors
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
LAWS70650
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 7
1 credits
Contact
Leader: Robert Thornton
Email: r.c.thornton@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities:
Independent Study Hours:
Total Learning Hours:
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Lecture and workshop materials. Blackboard
Module Texts
CLP Commercial Property Law Manual (annually updated) and Karl Bamford's Fourth Edition Amending Commercial Leases - publisher Tottel updated annually.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Indicative Content
ELEMENT 1
1. legislation re granting of a business lease
2. clauses in draft business lease
3. form and legal structure of business lease, cost, procedures, formalities
4. roles, rights, responsibilities and liabilities of participants
5. strategies to achieve the client's objectives
6. practitioner skills
ELEMENT 2
1. common commercial property transactions
2. enquiries prior to agreements
3. disputes re sale of existing business leases
4. legal contracts, assignments and reports,
5. Codes of Practice
ELEMENT 3
1. subleases
2. legal documentation
3. standard/supplemental enquiries
ELEMENT 4
1. legal conflicts
2. commercial property client
3. commercial awareness/ business acumen
4. arbitration clauses, forfeiture, rent review, insurance and repairing clauses
5. renewal of a business lease
ELEMENT 5
1. use of business premises
2. planning issues/ contaminated land legislation and regulations
3. alter/amend/draft clauses
4. negotiate amendments
ELEMENT 6
1. revenue issues
2. current financial issues
1. legislation re granting of a business lease
2. clauses in draft business lease
3. form and legal structure of business lease, cost, procedures, formalities
4. roles, rights, responsibilities and liabilities of participants
5. strategies to achieve the client's objectives
6. practitioner skills
ELEMENT 2
1. common commercial property transactions
2. enquiries prior to agreements
3. disputes re sale of existing business leases
4. legal contracts, assignments and reports,
5. Codes of Practice
ELEMENT 3
1. subleases
2. legal documentation
3. standard/supplemental enquiries
ELEMENT 4
1. legal conflicts
2. commercial property client
3. commercial awareness/ business acumen
4. arbitration clauses, forfeiture, rent review, insurance and repairing clauses
5. renewal of a business lease
ELEMENT 5
1. use of business premises
2. planning issues/ contaminated land legislation and regulations
3. alter/amend/draft clauses
4. negotiate amendments
ELEMENT 6
1. revenue issues
2. current financial issues
Module Learning Strategies
Commercial Property Law is taught within 9 one hour lecture sessions and 9 x two hour workshop sessions plus a self study session. Additionally for students following a blended-learning mode of delivery there will be on line activities
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assessed in one three hour written assessment
Web Descriptor
Aspects of Commercial property practice are explored during this module with an emphasis on the content and structure of commercial leases. Planning implications and Landlord and Tenant issues are explored so that students are prepared for commercial property practice.