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2010 LEASE conference packs real punch with top speakers

News Release issued by the COI News Distribution Service on 30 March 2010

The head of England and Wales' civil justice system, the Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger, and Hugh Seaborn, CEO of the Cadogan Estate, will join speakers from the property professions to ensure that the 2010 Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) conference provides delegates with real insight into how leasehold is working in practice at the moment and explores where the regulators should take it next.

LEASEHOLD MATTERS: Vision, practicalities … and valuable CPD points 2010 LEASE conference packs real punch with top speakers

The Royal Society, London SW1

Thursday 13 th May 2010

www.lease-advice.org

The conference will offer a mix of plenary sessions with a choice of practical CPD (continuing professional development) streams for lawyers, valuers and estate agents. Speakers include leading specialist barristers, highly-respected valuation experts, leaders in the campaign to boost professionalism in property management and the RICS champion for best practice in residential sales and lettings.

One of the highlights of the day will be the annual LEASE quiz to test delegates' knowledge. The prize will be a free place at the 2011 conference. LEASE chief executive Anthony Essien says: "When we can offer a day with so many of the top names in property, then a free delegate place is a valuable prize indeed."

Details are on the LEASE website. Find LEASE (The Leasehold Advisory Service) at www.lease-advice.org or call them on 020 7374 5380.

Confirmed speakers are:

- Lord Neuberger Master of the Rolls

- Hugh Seaborn CEO Cadogan Estate

- Trevor Moross Dorrington

-Prof James Driscoll Trowers & Hamlins

-Bruce Maunder Taylor Maunder Taylor

- David Dalby RICS

- Gary Murphy Allsop

- Ian Fletcher British Property Federation

- Gerry Fox Peverel Association of Residential Managing Agents

- Bob Smytherman Federationof Private Residents’ Associations

- Roger Southam Chainbow

- Andrew McKeer Association of Residential Managing Agents

- Jennifer Ellis Langley Taylor

- Philip Rainey Tanfield Chambers

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Notes to Editors

About LEASE:

The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) is an Executive Non Departmental Public Body (ENDPB) funded by Government to provide free legal advice to leaseholders, landlords, professional advisers, managers and others on the law affecting residential leasehold and commonhold. It also provides a mediation service.

LEASE is funded by

- Communities and Local Government

- Ministry of Justice

- Welsh Assembly Government

LEASE provides advice by telephone, by letter or email, or in person at the office; and it can arrange seminars and group meetings where large numbers of leaseholders want to discuss a joint issue. LEASE publishes a wide range of free advice notes that are available on request or to download.

Leasehold advisers are available for telephone advice from 9.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on 020 7374 5380.

Contacts:

Lynne East.
Phone: 01273 731184
Mobile: 07850 965442
Fax: 020 7691 7082
lynne.east@btinternet.com