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Question

Explain when tenant's improvements are disregarded under Section 34 of the LL & T Act 1954?

Answer 1

If improvements were carried out within the last 21 years, or during the prior tenancy Not all alternations are improvements - an improvement must add value Note: not disregarded if they were lease obligation

Answer 2

1. Personal responsibilities for RICS members and firms 2. Assessing hazards and risks 3. Workplace health & safety 4. Occupational hygiene and health 5. Visiting premises and sites 6. fire safety 7. procurement and management of contractors

Answer 3

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. 1. If an incident occurs and the member of staff is incapacitated for more than 7 days, the incident must be reported to HSE within 15 days from the date of the incident. 2. Employers must keep a log book of all 3 day plus injuries 3. Information should be kept in an accident book which must be stored for at least 3 years from the date of the previous injury

Answer 4

6 Pack of regulations (Very similiar to Surveying Safely: Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Personal Protective Equipment 1992

Answer 5

Elimination Substitution Engineering controls Administrative controls Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Answer 6

The unit is fit to be occupied immediately Property can be used for intended use The unit has vacant possession Let on Open Market by willing lessor to willing lessee Tenant has satisfied lease obligations

Answer 7

Goodwill Tenant's occupation Any improvements with LL permission Any licenses including alcohol licenses

Answer 8

23: act applies to business tenancies 24: tenancies protected under act only to be terminated in accordance with act 25: Landlord's notice to terminate 26: Tenant's request for new tenancy 27: Tenant's notice to quit 28: Agreement for new tenancy = original tenancy becomes unprotected 29: Timescales for application to court 30: Landlord's grounds for opposing tenancy 31: Court will dismiss tenant application if s30 is successful 32: Court decides what property is comprised 33: Court power to order new tenancy for a term 34: Rent, assumptions and disregards 35: Other terms under new tenancy 36: Carrying out of order for new tenancy (order is binding) 37: Compensation where new tenancy not granted 38: Contracting out of S24-28 39: Saving for compulsory acquisitions 40: Duty to provide information

Answer 9

Included: Usable area, measured horizontally to IF Skirting/ trunking Atria with clear height above Entrance halls Notional Lift Lobbies Kitchens Ventilation/ heating grilles Non structural lightweight internal partition walls Excluded: Interior walls & columns Toilets / Cleaners Cupboards Corridors / Circulation areas Areas less than 1.5m in height Permanent air conditioning Lift rooms / Plant rooms Stairwells / Permanent lift lobbies

Answer 10

Included: Usable area, measured horizontally to IDF Skirting/ trunking Atria with clear height above Entrance halls Notional Lift Lobbies Kitchens Ventilation/ heating grilles Interior walls & columns Half the common wall Areas less than 1.5m in height Excluded: Standard facilities: Toilets / Cleaners Cupboards Corridors / Circulation areas Permanent air conditioning Lift rooms / Plant rooms Stairwells / Permanent lift lobbies

Answer 11

Common walls in half: IPMS 3 yes NIA no Internal walls and columns: IPMS 3 yes (but stated separately) NIA no Areas less than 1.5m: IPMS 3 yes (but stated separately) NIA no Passages between buildings: IPMS 3 (but stated separately) yes NIA no

Answer 12

IPMS 1: The sum of the areas of each floor level of a building measured to the outer perimeter of external construction features and reported on a component basis for each floor of a building. IPMS 2: The sum of the areas of each floor level of an office / resi building measured to the internal dominant face and reported on a component basis for each floor of a building. IPMS 3: The floor area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier, excluding standard facilities and shared circulation areas, reported by an occupier-by-occupier or floor-by-floor basis IPMS 4: The sum of floor areas in a building to a finished surface, used for measuring part of a building. GEA: The area of a building measured externally at each floor level GIA The area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls NIA: The usable area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls

Answer 13

Competence check COI check Check for good title Inspect property Check for environmental matters i.e contamination Check the surrounding area (market conditions) Planning enquiries Check for alterations / improvements Check the EPC Check compliance with statutory H&S Research with agents