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

11. New properties

12. Commercial conveyancing, including tenanted properties

13. Business tenancies and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Pt II

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A Practical Approach to Conveyancing takes a pragmatic, rather than academic, approach to conveyancing. It provides practical solutions to everyday problems encountered by conveyancing practitioners.

This eighth edition contains precedent documents, clauses, and forms that provide the blueprint for highly effective procedural structures. Checklists and key point summaries have been added throughout the text to make the style more accessible.

The eighth edition offers increased coverage of VAT, information on the new Home Information Packs, considers the impact of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and examines the impact of Bowman v Fells in relation to reporting suspected money laundering. Detailed explanations of the law are accompanied by 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. A new paragraph numbering system allows lecturers to highlight better the most relevant parts of the text and a slightly increased page size ensures students have room to write notes in the margin. 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.

New to this edition:-

• Coverage of key recent developments has been added to the eighth edition: Home Information Packs, the impact of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Land Registry compulsory prescribed lease clauses, the impact of Bowman v Fells in relation to reporting suspected money laundering, and the increased use of electronic searches and electronic applications to the Land Registry are all considered
• An increased page size makes the book more user-friendly and allows room for students to write their own notes in the margin of the text
• A new paragraph numbering system ensures that lecturers can highlight easily the paragraphs of most relevance to their students and enables students to quickly reference the key topics
• An increased number of headings has been inserted into Chapter 5 on Deduction and Investigation of Title in order to better distinguish between coverage of registered and unregistered land Increased coverage of VAT
• The entire text has been revised to reduce references to 'historical' procedures and statutes, making the eighth edition more sharply focused on the requirements of today's LPC students and practitioners
• An Online Resource Centre offers valuable support to students by providing additional information on commercial conveyancing, specimen forms and links to other useful web sites. A test bank of questions allows lecturers to test their students' understanding, and ensures that they can clarify any areas where students might be struggling