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Property Law Handbook Robert Abbey

Property Law Handbook By Robert Abbey

Property Law Handbook by Robert Abbey


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This is an ideal guide to the conveyancing process. Combining accessible overviews of conveyancing procedure with a pragmatic approach, enhanced by case studies, examples and professional conduct points throughout, this text equips the reader with the knowledge and skills required to conduct conveyancing transactions in practice.

Property Law Handbook Summary

Property Law Handbook: 2012-2013 by Robert Abbey

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 Figures from the book

About Robert Abbey

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

GOR005365567
9780199656479
0199656479
Property Law Handbook: 2012-2013 by Robert Abbey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
2012-08-09
392
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