A Practical Approach to Conveyancing, 14th Edition

• Drawing on the authors' extensive experience in legal practice, this book offers a detailed and rigorous overview of both residential and commercial conveyancing making it essential reading for LPC students, trainee and qualified practitioners, and licensed conveyancers.
• Relevant sample documentation featured throughout introduces the precedent documents, forms and clauses likely to be encountered ensuring that the reader is fully prepared for life in practice
• Key point summaries and practical checklists provide additional learning support enabling the reader to easily identify key information or quickly refresh their knowledge of essential points
• The free Online Resource Centre provides additional examples of specimen forms, multiple choice questions and links to websites which contain further useful and relevant information

New to this edition

• Updated and expanded coverage of professional conduct issues in light of the new SRA Handbook and Code of Conduct 2011, including a summary of key points in chapter 2
• Re-insertion of the CML Lender's Handbook in the appendices, and enhanced discussion of the document in the text
• New flowchart illustrating the progression of a conveyancing transaction
• More details on undertakings, especially as they operate when a solicitor deals with an ABS under the Legal Services Act
• Free and direct access to the online resources for Abbey & Richards' Property Law Handbook, including full documentation for two case studies (one residential and one commercial), interactive timelines, a web chapter on commonhold, and additional testing and revision resources

Written by two leading authorities in the area with over 50 years' combined experience of legal practice, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing continues to provide a detailed and accessible exposition of the key principles and procedures governing conveyancing transactions. Combining coverage of both residential and commercial conveyancing, the book guides the reader through the various stages of a typical conveyancing transaction and provides highly practical guidance on each stage, from first receiving instructions and undertaking pre-contract searches and enquiries right through to completion, enabling the reader to approach all aspects of a conveyancing transaction with confidence in practice. 

The pragmatic nature of the book is enhanced by the inclusion of relevant sample documentation, clauses and forms throughout, ensuring that the reader is familiar with the documentation they will encounter in practice. Key point summaries and practical checklists provide additional learning support and can be used to quickly identify the essential points relating to individual subject areas.

Now in its fourteenth edition, the book has firmly established itself as a core text on the Legal Practice Course for those seeking to provide their students with a highly practical and applied overview of property law and practice. This classic text is also essential reading for anyone involved in the conveyancing process, including trainee and qualified solicitors, legal executives and licensed conveyancers.

Online resources
For students
Additional appendices
Specimen forms
Example of compulsory clauses in registered leases
Multiple choice questions 
Additional resources from Abbey & Richards: Property Law Handbook
Links to key sites for practitioners in conveyancing 

For lecturers
Figures from the book

Readership: Suitable for students undertaking the compulsory property law and practice module as part of the Legal Practice Course. Also a useful source of reference for practitioners of property law or licensed conveyancers.