Description
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Trusted for decades by senior partners through to newly qualified solicitors across England and Wales, the Conveyancing Handbook offers step-by-step guidance and practical checklists so you can be confident that nothing is overlooked.
Published annually, it’s your go-to practice guide to keep you updated on your compliance obligations and help you to mitigate the risks associated with conveyancing.
This year’s edition has been updated to include the Renters' Rights Act 2026 and the most recent guidance on the law and good practice. It offers an essential resource for answering queries arising from your day-to-day property transactions.
Throughout the book, reference is made at appropriate points to the SRA Standards and Regulations, the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol (2019), the Standard Conditions of Sale and the Code for Completion.
Appendices include Law Society protocol, codes and formulae; and other Law Society practice information.
The Conveyancing Handbook is also available in a convenient e-book digital format, which is ideal for accessing the latest information on the go or as a companion to the book.
Why you need this book:
The new edition of the Conveyancing Handbook is an indispensable resource to help you navigate the complexities of residential conveyancing transactions, demonstrate your compliance and mitigate risk. Produced by a collective of experts across the field, it’s a book the whole team will refer to again and again, representing excellent value for money.
Who should buy
Senior staff can be confident that when they give their team the new edition of the Conveyancing Handbook, they will have the tools they need to work confidently and consistently. It is also a handy aide-memoire for more experienced staff.
Newly qualified solicitors, associates, senior responsible officers and licensed conveyancers will find the step-by-step guidance invaluable to avoid errors and compliance breaches.
Message from the General Editor:
“Having the updated edition of the book every year is a much cheaper option than facing negligent action from a dissatisfied client.” Frances Silverman.
Review of previous edition
"This handbook has been the profession’s lodestar – the book you reach for when your brain whispers, ‘surely someone’s written this down before’. Frances Silverman once again delivers a volume that is equal parts comfort blanket and compliance manual...The 32nd edition lands in a property market that has barely caught its breath. Between the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, the Building Safety Act, and the incoming Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, there is scarcely a paragraph of the law left untouched. Silverman manages to corral this legislative menagerie into a readable order, without losing her dry wit or patience with poor drafting. The new preface, dated 1 August 2025, reads like a dispatch from the front – concise, realistic and quietly heroic about the sheer velocity of change." Anna Newport.
Book Information
ISBN 9781784462864
Format Hardback
Pages 1,416
Publisher The Law Society
