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Preface |
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Guided tour of the book |
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Table of statutory instruments |
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Table of codes of conduct and non-statutory material |
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1.1 Introduction to Property Law and Practice |
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2 Important principles of land law |
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3 | (14) |
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2.2 Estates and interests in land |
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2.3 Trusts and co-ownership |
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4 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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2.8 Third party rights, overriding interests, and the register of title |
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3 An outline of a conveyancing transaction |
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3.2 A transaction in outline |
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3.3 Energy Performance Certificates |
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18 | (1) |
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3.4 The Land Registry Portal |
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3.5 The Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme |
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21 | (1) |
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4 Taking instructions and other initial matters |
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4.2 Advice on co-ownership |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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4.5 Capital gains tax---will the seller have to pay it? |
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4.6 Stamp duty land tax---will the buyer have to pay it? |
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29 | (1) |
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4.7 Client care and advice on costs |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (3) |
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4.9 Law Society Conveyancing Protocol |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (9) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (1) |
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5.2 Occupiers and tenancies |
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5.3 Seller's duty of disclosure |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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5.5 Contents of the contract |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (3) |
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5.12 Conditional contracts |
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53 | (5) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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6 Pre-contract searches and enquiries |
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58 | (19) |
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58 | (2) |
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6.2 Pre-contract searches |
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60 | (1) |
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6.4 The seller's Energy Performance Certificate |
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6.5 What searches should you do and when? |
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6.6 Pre-contract enquiries |
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6.7 Why raise pre-contract enquiries? |
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6.8 What enquiries should you raise and when? |
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6.9 Commercial property enquiries |
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6.10 A pre-contract decision tree |
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70 | (7) |
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72 | (1) |
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7 Town and country planning |
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7.2 Obtaining planning permission |
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78 | (1) |
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7.4 Other planning-related issues |
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7.5 Breaches of planning control and enforcement |
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7.7 Typical planning enquiries |
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7.8 Town and country planning decision tree |
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83 | (1) |
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8 Deducing and investigating title |
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8.4 Some special title situations |
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97 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (18) |
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9.2 Common types of mortgage |
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9.3 Mortgage guarantee scheme, `help to buy', and lifetime ISAs |
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9.4 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 |
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9.5 Acting for borrower and lender |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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9.7 Lender's instructions to solicitor |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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9.9 Certificate of title to the lender |
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108 | (1) |
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9.10 Postponing occupiers'rights |
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9.11 The Etridge case---guaranteeing another person's debts |
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110 | (1) |
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9.13 Perfecting the mortgage after completion |
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111 | (1) |
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9.14 Commercial property mortgages |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (5) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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118 | (20) |
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10.2 Pre-exchange matters |
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10.3 Exchange of contracts |
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10.4 Action to be taken immediately after exchange of contracts |
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10.5 The effect of a binding contract |
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128 | (1) |
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10.6 Risk and responsibility for buildings insurance |
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129 | (1) |
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10.7 Protecting the contract by registration |
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130 | (1) |
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10.8 Occupation by the buyer before completion |
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130 | (1) |
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10.9 Variation of the contract between exchange and completion |
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131 | (1) |
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10.10 Death of seller or buyer between exchange and completion |
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132 | (2) |
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10.11 Bankruptcy of seller or buyer between exchange and completion |
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134 | (4) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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138 | (9) |
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138 | (1) |
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11.2 Drafting and approving the deed |
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138 | (1) |
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11.3 Form of purchase deed |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (1) |
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11.5 Execution of purchase deed |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (5) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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12 Pre-completion procedures |
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12.2 Pre-completion procedures |
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12.3 Pre-completion when acting for the buyer |
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149 | (1) |
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12.4 Pre-completion when acting for the seller |
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150 | (1) |
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12.5 Pre-completion searches |
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151 | (5) |
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12.6 Acting for the lender |
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12.7 Buying from a company |
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156 | (1) |
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12.8 Physical inspection of the subject property |
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157 | (1) |
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12.9 Completion and financial statements |
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157 | (7) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (11) |
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13.2 The how, where, and when for completion |
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165 | (1) |
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13.3 Deeds and unregistered land |
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166 | (1) |
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13.4 Postal completions---completion and the Protocol |
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13.5 Dealing with the discharge of the seller's mortgage |
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168 | (2) |
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13.6 The electronic discharge (e-DSl) |
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170 | (1) |
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13.7 The outcome of completion |
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170 | (5) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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14 Post-completion procedures |
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175 | (17) |
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175 | (1) |
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14.2 Post-completion procedures in flowcharts |
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175 | (1) |
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14.3 Acting for the seller |
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175 | (4) |
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14.4 Acting for the buyer |
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179 | (13) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (13) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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15.4 Consequences of delay: compensation |
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202 | (1) |
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205 | (19) |
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16.3 UK Finance Mortgage Lenders' Handbook (formerly the Council of Mortgage Lenders' Handbook) and leases |
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16.5 Liability on covenants in leases: enforcement |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (5) |
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220 | (1) |
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224 | (9) |
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17.2 Acting for the developer |
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17.3 Acting for the buyer |
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17.4 Road and sewer agreements |
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17.5 Structural defects insurance |
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17.6 Synchronizing completion of a related sale |
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228 | (5) |
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18 Commercial conveyancing |
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233 | (25) |
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18.3 Buying and selling commercial freeholds |
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242 | (8) |
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18.4 Commercial property and some elements of revenue law |
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250 | (8) |
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19 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II |
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258 | (35) |
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19.3 Need for `occupation' |
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19.4 Need for `the purposes of a business' |
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260 | (1) |
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19.5 Key methods of termination under the act |
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261 | (8) |
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19.7 `Competent landlord' |
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269 | (2) |
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19.9 Interim rent applications |
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274 | (1) |
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19.10 Landlord's statutory grounds of opposition |
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275 | (8) |
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19.11 Tenant's right to compensation |
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283 | (1) |
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19.12 The terms of the new tenancy |
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284 | (9) |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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291 | (2) |
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20.1 Examination/subject assessment/technique generally |
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293 | (5) |
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20.2 Property law and practice and examinations/subject assessments |
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20.3 And finally, a few concluding words |
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Appendix 1 Additional chapter |
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Appendix 2 Specimen Land Registry official copy entries and the title plan |
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Appendix 3 Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition---2018 Revision) (National Conditions of Sale, 25th edition, Law Society's Conditions of Sale 2011) |
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Appendix 4 Example Contract for Sale of Residential Property Incorporating Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition---2018 Revision) |
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Appendix 5 Property Information Form (3rd edition) |
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317 | (1) |
Appendix 6 The Law Society Conveyancing Protocol |
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318 | (1) |
Appendix 7 The UK Finance Mortgage Lenders' Handbook for England and Wales: Part 1 |
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Appendix 8 Law Society's formulae for exchanging contracts by telephone |
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Appendix 9 TR1 |
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