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 2009/10 and contains information on the new Transaction forms, Sustainability Certificates, the latest practice on Home Information Packs, as well as summaries of the key stages of conveyancing procedure.

Contents

Introduction
introduction to Property Law and Practice
Outline of a Simple Transaction
Underlying Land Law Principles – Rights and Interests
Underlying Land Law Principles – Registered and Unregistered Land
Conduct Issues Relevant to Conveyancing
Capital Gains Tax and Value Added Tax
Town and Country Planning, Building Regulations and Related Matters

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 – How to
Investigation of Title – Problems and Worked Examples
Searches and Enquiries Before Contract
The Draft Contract
Conditional Contracts and Options
Looking at the Contract from 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 Transfer 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