Details
- Offering full coverage of both residential and commercial conveyancing transactions, the book combines accessible overviews of key topics with highly practical guidance ensuring that the reader is fully equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct successful conveyancing transactions
- Realistic case studies, fully supported by online sample documentation, contextualize learning by charting the progress of a typical conveyancing transaction from beginning to end, familiarising the reader with the documents and processes they will encounter in practice
- Self-test questions and short revision questions, located at the end of chapters and divided into residential and commercial conveyancing, support independent study and provide an ideal opportunity for the reader to assess their knowledge of a subject area and pinpoint areas where further study is required
- Conduct point boxes contained throughout clearly highlight situations where an awareness of professional conduct principles is essential for the practising solicitor
- Key point summaries provide a useful checklist to ensure all essential points of a topic have been fully covered and understood, while references to further reading and useful websites encourage independent exploration of the subject
- Features a dedicated chapter providing practical advice on approaching assessments in this area enabling students to tackle examinations with confidence
- Accompanied by a free Online Resource Centre offering additional online study support to students, including case study documentation linked to the case studies contained in the book, problem questions and answer guidance, two interactive timelines covering both residential and commercial conveyancing, an additional chapter on commonhold, and multiple choice questions
New to this edition
- Updated and expanded coverage of professional conduct issues in light of the new SRA Handbook and Code of Conduct 2011
- Enhanced discussion of important areas, including more detailed treatment of sale of part
- New flowchart (adapted from the online timeline) illustrating the progression of a conveyancing transaction. A small version of the timeline is also reproduced at the beginning of each chapter to help students orientate themselves within the conveyancing process
- The Law Society's Formulae for Exchanging Contracts by Telephone has been re-inserted
- Lists of wider reading and links to relevant websites are provided on the online resource centre
The Property Law Handbook is the ideal companion to guide you through the conveyancing process. Drawing on the authors' considerable experience in legal practice, and suitable for use on courses with either a residential or a commercial conveyancing focus, the book combines lively and accessible explanations of often complex processes with highly practical guidance on how to approach each stage of a conveyancing transation in practice. The pragmatic nature of the book is enhanced through the use of realistic case studies throughout, fully supported by online sample documentation, introducing the reader to the forms and documents likely to be encountered in practice and encouraging students to develop the essential practical skills they will rely on throughout their legal career.
Diagrams, flowcharts and examples are used to clearly highlight and explain complex legal processes while summaries of key points, located at the end of chapters, provide a useful checklist of salient points covered in each topic. Professional conduct points are highlighted throughout equipping the reader with a sound understanding of the common pitfalls which should be avoided in practice. Additional study is also provided by self-test and short revision questions, located at the end of chapters and clearly divided into residential and commercial conveyancing, offering the reader the perfect opportunity to test their understanding of a topic and identify any gaps in learning where further study is required.
Online Resources
Student
- Multiple choice questions
- Case study documentation
- Specimen forms
- Guide to completing prescribed clauses in leases
- Problem questions and answer guidance
- Interactive timelines
- Web chapter A: commonhold
- Lists of wider reading and websites for further information
Lecturer
Readership: Suitable for students undertaking a compulsory module in property law and practice as part of the Legal Practice Course. It is also a valuable text for students completing an ILEX module in this area.
1.: Introduction
2.: Important principles of land law
3.: An outline of a conveyancing transaction
4.: Taking instructions and other initial matters
5.: The draft contract
6.: Pre-contract searches and enquiries
7.: Town and country planning
8.: Deducing and investigating title
9.: Mortgages
10.: Exchange of contracts
11.: The purchase deed
12.: Pre-completion procedures
13.: Completion
14.: Post-completion procedures
15.: Delays and remedies
16.: Leaseholds
17.: New properties
18.: Commercial conveyancing
19.: Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Pt II
20.: Assessment guidance
Appendix 1: Specimen Land Registry Official Copy Entries and the Title Plan
Appendix 2: Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition) (National Conditions of Sale, 25th edition, Law Society's Conditions of Sale 2011)
Appendix 3: Example Contract for Sale of Residential Property incorporating Standard Conditions of Sale (4th edition)
Appendix 4:The Law Society's Standard Form of Contract
Appendix 5: Example Contract for Sale of Commercial Property incorporating Standard Commercial Property Conditions (2nd edition)
Appendix 6: Property Information Form: replies to Part I
Appendix 7: The Law Society Conveyancing Protocol
Appendix 8: The CML Lenders' Handbook for England and Wales
Appendix 9: Law Society's Formulae for exchanging contracts by telephone
Appendix 10: Law Society's Code for Completion by Post (2011 edition)
Appendix 11: Law Society's Formulae for Exchanging Contracts by Telephone
Robert Abbey, Professor of Legal Education and Practice, University of Westminster, and Mark Richards, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster
Robert Abbey is Professor of Legal Education and Practice at the University of Westminster and a Deputy Adjudicator to HM Land Registry. He is also a former Chief External Examiner in Property Law and Practice for the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Mark Richards is a Solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Westminster. He was previously a partner in a central London solicitors' firm specializing in all aspects of property law.
Review(s) from previous edition
"An excellent textbook...the case studies are extremely useful. - Kerrie Deakin, Acting Head of Department of Professional Legal Studies, De Montfort University
