Description
Available to pre-order
Property law is complex yet most of the mistakes made are simple, easily avoided and a result of human error.
Residential conveyancing is the most complained-about area of law in England and Wales, accounting for over a third (roughly 36%) of all complaints accepted by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO). Complaints about conveyancers have risen recently, making it LeO's largest source of casework.
Managing risk is a requirement of the SRA Standards and Regulations, Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), Lexcel and professional indemnity insurers.
Why you need this book:
Since the first edition, multiple restraints and demands have put additional pressure on conveyancers.
This new edition of Risk and Negligence in Property Transactions is the only book available that helps property lawyers manage risk within commercial and residential property transactions.
It identifies the specific issues that arise at different stages of the acquisition of land and outlines the risks faced when acting for the buyer, seller and lender that may give rise to liability in negligence. It also provides a useful resource for those considering and defending negligence claims.
Written by leading set Gatehouse Chambers, with the assistance of specialist solicitor contributors on environmental and planning law, the book discusses the latest legislation and guidance to help you to identify and manage risk and comply with industry requirements.
New for this edition:
This new edition includes the latest information on:
- investigation of title and pre-contract searches and enquiries
- planning and environmental law
- Building Safety Act 2022
- Law Society practice notes and guidance.
Who should buy this book:
This book is essential ready for conveyancers, compliance officers for legal practice in firms undertaking property work, litigators and barristers, risk managers and senior partners in commercial property/real estate department.
Contents:
- Client care
- Investigating and reporting on title
- New properties and NHBC
- Pre-contract searches and enquiries
- Residential leasehold properties
- Commercial leases
- Conditional contracts and options
- Mortgage lending
- Planning
- Environmental issues
- Insolvency
- Exchange of contracts
- Completion
- Remedies for failure to complete.
Message from the author
“We wrote the book because we identified an important gap in the market: most PI claims against lawyers arise from property transactions, yet no specialist text existed. This new edition is a valuable resource to help practitioners identify and manage risk in property transactions.” John de Waal.
About the author
John de Waal KC was called in 1992 and took silk in 2013. He is a barrister at Gatehouse Chambers practising exclusively in the fields of property and property-related professional negligence. John has written and published extensively. He is a member of the Property Bar Association and the Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Book Information
ISBN 9781784462093
Format Paperback
Extent 252
Publisher The Law Society
