Property law and practice. [2012/2013]

Cover......Page 1
Title
......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Table of Cases......Page 16
Table of Statutes......Page 20
Table of Statutory Instruments, Codes, Rules,Conditions and Guidance......Page 22
Glossary of Terms......Page 26
Table of Abbreviations......Page 34
PART I ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND......Page 36
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Property Law and Practice......Page 38
CHAPTER 2 Outline of a Simple Transaction 
......Page 44
CHAPTER 3 Underlying Land Law Principles – Rights and Interests......Page 54
CHAPTER 4 Underlying Land Law Principles – Registered and Unregistered Land 
......Page 68
CHAPTER 5 Conduct Issues Relevant to Conveyancing
......Page 84
CHAPTER 6 
Property Taxation......Page 94
CHAPTER 7 Town and CountryPlanning, Building Regulations and Related 
Matters......Page 102
PART II THE CONVEYANCING TRANSACTION:INITIAL STAGES
......Page 118
CHAPTER 8 Marketing the Property and Taking Instructions
......Page 120
CHAPTER 9 
Finance for the Buyer......Page 132
CHAPTER 10 Advising 
Joint Buyers......Page 138
CHAPTER 11 Fixtures and Fittings
......Page 142
CHAPTER 12 Surveys
......Page 144
CHAPTER 13 Action Following  Instructions
......Page 148
PART III THE CONVEYANCING TRANSACTION:PROCEDURE LEADING TO EXCHANGE
......Page 154
CHAPTER 14 Deduction of Title
......Page 156
CHAPTER 15 Investigation of Title – How to Investigate Title
......Page 160
CHAPTER 16 Investigation of Title –Particular Problems and 
Worked Examples......Page 168
CHAPTER 17 Searches and Enquiries Before Contract
......Page 198
CHAPTER 18 The Draft Contract
......Page 214
CHAPTER 19 Conditional
Contracts and Options......Page 244
CHAPTER 20 The Mortgage
......Page 248
CHAPTER 21 The Deposit
......Page 254
CHAPTER 22 Insurance
......Page 260
CHAPTER 23 Preparing to Exchange
......Page 264
CHAPTER 24 Exchange of Contracts
......Page 268
PART IV THE CONVEYANCING  TRANSACTION:AFTER EXCHANGE
......Page 274
CHAPTER 25 The Consequences of Exchange
......Page 276
CHAPTER 26 Request for Completion 
Information......Page 282
CHAPTER 27 The Transfer Deed
......Page 284
CHAPTER 28 Pre-completion Searches
......Page 296
CHAPTER 29 Preparing for Completion
......Page 306
PART V THE CONVEYANCING TRANSACTION:COMPLETION AND 
POST-COMPLETION......Page 312
CHAPTER 30 Completion
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CHAPTER 31 After Completion
......Page 324
PART VI DELAY AND REMEDIES......Page 332
CHAPTER 32 Late Completion
......Page 334
CHAPTER 33 Remedies
......Page 340
PART VII LEASEHOLDS......Page 348
CHAPTER 34 Introduction to Leasehold Property......Page 350
CHAPTER 35 The Grant of a Lease......Page 366
CHAPTER 36 The Assignment of a Lease......Page 374
CHAPTER 37 Drafting Leases......Page 386
CHAPTER 38 Flat Management Schemes and Service Charge Provisions......Page 404
CHAPTER 39 Rent Review in Commercial Leases......Page 412
CHAPTER 40 The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II......Page 428
PART VIII SALES OF PART AND NEW PROPERTIES......Page 438
CHAPTER 41 Sales of Part......Page 440
CHAPTER 42 New Properties......Page 446
Appendices......Page 454
Appendix 1 The Law Society Conveyancing Protocol......Page 456
Appendix 2 Standard Conditions of Sale (Fifth Edition)......Page 474
Appendix 3 Standard Commercial Property Conditions(Second Edition)
......Page 486
Appendix 4 The Law Society’s Formulae for Exchanging Contracts by Telephone, Fax or Telex......Page 502
Appendix 5 The Law Society’s Code for Completion by Post 
2011......Page 506
Appendix 6 Form of Undertaking to Discharge Building Society Mortgages Approved by The Law Society in Conveyancing Matters......Page 512
Appendix 7 The CML Lenders’ Handbook for England and Wales (Lastupdated 1 December 2010)
......Page 514
Index......Page 534