Subjects:

Legal Manuals, Property Law

Contents:

Introduction

Introduction to Property Law and Practice

Outline of a Simple Transaction

Essential Background Law

Registered Land

Conduct Issues Relevant to Conveyancing

Capital Gains Tax and Value Added Tax

The First Interview

Taking Instructions

Finance for the Buyer

Advising Joint Buyers

Fixtures and Fittings

Surveys

Action Following Instructions

Procedure Leading to Exchange

Deduction of Title

Investigation of Title

Draft Contract

Conditional Contracts and Options

Town and Country Planning and Building Regulations

Searches and Enquiries Before Contract

The Buyer’

s Point of View

Mortgage Offers

The Deposit

Insurance

Preparing to Exchange

Exchange of Contracts

After Exchange

The Consequences of Exchange

Requisitions on Title

The Purchase Deed

Pre-completion Searches

Preparing for Completion

Completion and Post-completion

Completion

After Completion

Delay and Remedies

Late Completion

Remedies

Leaseholds

Introduction to Leasehold Property

The Grant of a Lease

The Assignment of a Lease

Drafting Leases

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II

The Rights of Residential Occupiers

Sales of Part and New Properties

Appendices

Property Law and Practice provides a detailed examination of the processes involved in freehold and leasehold property transactions, clearly addressing the issues that arise in both the residential and commercial fields. It deals with all the issues confronting the practitioner on a day to day basis to provide a complete overview of modern conveyancing practice.

This edition has been fully revised for 2008/09 and contains information on Home Information Packs, Energy Performance Certificates as well as summaries of the key stages of conveyancing procedure.