Subjects:

Conveyancing

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Taking instructions and other initial matters

3. The draft contract

4. Pre-contract searches and enquiries, town and country planning

5. Deduction and investigation of title

6. Exchange of contracts

death or insolvency of contracting parties between exchange and completion

7. The purchase deed and mortgage

8. Pre-completion procedures and completion

9. Post-completion procedures: delays and remedies

10. Leaseholds and commonholds

11. New properties

12. Commercial conveyancing

13. Business tenancies and the Landlord and Tenact Act 1954, Part II

• Written by two experts in the field, this text offers a detailed and applied overview of the key principles and procedures involved in both commercial and residential conveyancing transactions making it essential reading for students, qualified practitioners and licensed conveyancers alike
• Sample documentation throughout ensures students are fully prepared and familiar with the precedent documents, clauses and forms likely to be encountered in practice
• Key point summaries and practical checklists highlight the most relevant and important points, ensuring students can quickly reference key information during their course and when revising
• Additional teaching support is available on the Online Resource Centre which features a test bank of multiple choice questions useful for testing students' knowledge of topics covered in the book. Electronic versions of diagrams from the book are also available and can be fully integrated into teaching sessions
• For students, the Online Resource Centre provides additional examples of specimen forms and links to websites which contain further useful and relevant information

New to this edition

• Additional emphasis will be placed on e-conveyancing in the tenth edition to reflect its increasing importance in the conveyancing process
• Full consideration will be given to the development of Home Information Packs and their impact on the conveyancing process since their introduction in 2007

Drawing on the authors' own experiences in legal practice, which together spans over 50 years, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing offers a detailed exposition of the key principles and procedures of both residential and commercial conveyancing. Following the progress of a typical conveyancing transaction from first receiving instructions and undertaking pre-contract searches and enquiries right through to completion, the book seeks to offer the reader practical guidance on each stage of the transaction and provides practical solutions to common problems which may arise during the conveyancing process.

Each topic is accompanied by relevant sample documentation, clauses and forms throughout which are designed to familiarise the reader with the documentation which will be encountered in practice. Additional learning support is provided by key point summaries and practical checklists, and the book also features a number of practical suggestions to help save time and money.

The book has established itself as a core text on the Legal Practice Course for students wishing to have a more applied overview of property law and practice. The book is also essential reading for solicitors, their support staff, trainee solicitors, licensed conveyancers, legal executives and others involved or interested in the conveyancing process.