Conveyancing Handbook
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Conveyancing Handbook

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Conveyancing Handbook

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The Conveyancing Handbook has been a trusted first port of call for thousands of practitioners for over 29 years. This year's edition has been extensively updated to include the latest guidance on good practice in conveyancing and is a crucial resource for answering queries arising from day-to-day property transactions. The 29th edition includes new and updated guidance on: a the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Act 2021a changes to legislation on leasehold, ground rents and shorthold tenancies and changes to commonholda indexation of rents and service chargesa SRA regulatory changes and guidance on undertakingsa money laundering reforms and the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022a VAT and SDLT. This new edition also includes a thorough revision of the chapters on electronic conveyancing, energy performance of buildings and registration of title. Throughout the book reference is made at appropriate points to the SRA Standards and Regulations, the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol, the Standard Conditions of Sale and Law Society Code for Completion by Post. Appendices include Law Society protocol, codes and formulae and other Law Society practice information, including revised COVID-19 industry guidance.

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Publisher
Law Society
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781784462185
Edition
0
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the 1992 edition
  7. Preface to the 29th edition
  8. About the authors
  9. Table of cases
  10. Table of statutes
  11. Table of statutory instruments
  12. Table of European and international law
  13. A. PRELIMINARY MATTERS - A1. Taking instructions
  14. A2. Property selling
  15. A3. Advertising
  16. A4. Financial services
  17. A5. Dealing with non-solicitors
  18. A6. In-house solicitors
  19. A7. Introductions and referrals
  20. A8. Price transparency and estimate of costs
  21. A9. Joint purchasers
  22. A10. Acting for both parties
  23. A11. Mortgages: acting for lender and borrower
  24. A12. Preliminary deposits
  25. A13. Surveys
  26. A14. Stamp duty land tax
  27. A15. Land transaction tax
  28. A16. Capital gains tax
  29. A17. Value added tax
  30. A18. Annual tax on enveloped dwellings
  31. A19. Tax relief on mortgages
  32. A20. Transfers on breakdown of marriage or civil partnership
  33. A21. The Law Society Conveyancing Protocol
  34. A22. Interest on clients’ money
  35. A23. Reproduction of standard forms
  36. A24. Electronic conveyancing and services
  37. A25. Money laundering
  38. A26. Mortgage and other property fraud
  39. A27. Rentcharges
  40. A28. Energy performance of buildings
  41. A29. Shared ownership
  42. B. PRE-EXCHANGE - B1. Pre-contract negotiations
  43. B2. Contract races
  44. B3. Seller’s investigation of title
  45. B4. Seller’s title awaiting registration
  46. B5. Seller’s duty of disclosure
  47. B6. Defective title and restrictive covenant insurance
  48. B7. Capacity
  49. B8. Agricultural land
  50. B9. Milk quotas
  51. B10. Pre-contract searches and enquiries
  52. B11. Form of contract
  53. B12. Standard Conditions of Sale and Standard Commercial Property Conditions
  54. B13. Conditional contracts
  55. B14. Sub-sales
  56. B15. Supply of evidence of title before exchange
  57. B16. Undertakings for bridging finance
  58. B17. Deposit
  59. B18. Liquor licensing and food safety
  60. B19. Mortgage offers
  61. B20. Auctions
  62. B21. Plans
  63. B22. Fixtures and fittings
  64. B23. Powers of attorney
  65. B24. Planning
  66. B25. Environmental issues
  67. B26. Boundaries and easements
  68. C. EXCHANGE - C1. Preparing to exchange
  69. C2. Signature of contract
  70. C3. Insurance
  71. C4. Exchange of contracts
  72. C5. After exchange
  73. D. TITLE - D1. Deducing title
  74. D2. Investigation of title
  75. D3. Requisitions on title
  76. E. PRE-COMPLETION - E1. The purchase deed
  77. E2. Pre-completion searches
  78. E3. The buyer’s mortgage
  79. E4. Preparing for completion
  80. E5. The buyer in occupation
  81. E6. Death and insolvency
  82. E7. Foreign companies
  83. F. COMPLETION - F1. Date and time of completion
  84. F2. Place of completion
  85. F3. The money
  86. F4. Completion
  87. G. POST-COMPLETION - G1. After completion
  88. G2. Stamping documents
  89. G3. Registration of title
  90. H. LENDERS - H1. Acting for the lender
  91. H2. Sales by lenders
  92. H3. Second and subsequent mortgages
  93. H4. Certificates of title
  94. I. NEW PROPERTIES - I1. New property
  95. I2. Defects in new commercial buildings
  96. J. SALES OF PART - J1. Sales of part
  97. K. LEASEHOLDS
  98. K1. Acting on grant of lease
  99. K2. Acting for the landlord
  100. K3. Acting for the tenant
  101. K4. Acting for both parties
  102. K5. Tenants’ guarantors
  103. K6. Short-term residential tenancies
  104. K7. Long-term residential tenancies
  105. K8. Business premises
  106. K9. Agricultural tenancies
  107. K10. Right to buy
  108. K11. Liability on covenants in leases
  109. K12. Assignment of leases
  110. K13. Licence or tenancy
  111. K14. Options
  112. K15. Variation of leases
  113. K16. Sale of tenanted property
  114. K17. Mobile homes
  115. L. COMMONHOLD - L1. Commonhold
  116. M. DELAY AND REMEDIES - M1. Delayed completion
  117. M2. Rescission
  118. M3. Breach of contract
  119. M4. Specific performance
  120. M5. Misrepresentation
  121. M6. Other causes of action
  122. M7. Rectification
  123. M8. Liens
  124. M9. Covenants for title
  125. M10. Solicitor’s negligence and breach of trust
  126. N. COSTS - N1. Costs
  127. APPENDICES
  128. I. SOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY - I.1. List of relevant rules and guidance
  129. II. LAW SOCIETY PRACTICE NOTES - II.1. Useful links
  130. III. LAW SOCIETY PROTOCOL, CODES AND FORMULAE - III.1. Law Society Conveyancing Protocol
  131. III.2. Formulae for exchanging contracts by telephone
  132. III.3. Law Society Code for Completion by Post (2019)
  133. III.4. Law Society and Council of Mortgage Lenders Approved Certificate of Title
  134. III.5. Law Society and Council of Mortgage Lenders Approved Certificate of Title – short form
  135. IV. STANDARD CONDITIONS - IV.1. Standard Conditions of Sale (fifth edition – 2018 revision) (including Explanatory Notes)
  136. IV.2. Standard Commercial Property Conditions (third edition – 2018 revision) (including Explanatory Notes)
  137. V. LAW SOCIETY FORMS - V.1. Law Society CON 29 Enquiries of Local Authority (2016)
  138. V.2. Law Society CON 29O [Optional] Enquiries of Local Authority (2016)
  139. V.3. CON 29DW Residential Drainage and Water Enquiries (2016)
  140. V.4. CON 29M Coal Mining Search: Law Society’s Guidance Notes 2018
  141. V.5. Property reports on purchase
  142. VI. LAW SOCIETY PRACTICE INFORMATION - VI.1. Apportionment of rent
  143. VI.2. Accepting undertakings on completion following the Court of Appeal decision in Patel v. Daybells
  144. VI.3. Undue influence – solicitors’ duties post Etridge
  145. VI.4. Form of undertaking agreed with banks
  146. VI.5. Recommended form of undertaking for discharge of building society mortgages
  147. VI.6. Mortgage redemption statements
  148. VI.7. Dealing with unqualified conveyancers
  149. VI.8. Coronavirus (COVID-19) – sector-specific guidance: conveyancers
  150. Index

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