Legal Practice Course Property Law (February 2019)
BPP University - Legal Practice Course – Own Summary Notes (Feb 2019 – Jun 2020)
Property Law (February 2019)
Contents
Subject Page
Introduction to Freehold Property Transactions 4
Investigating title 1 5
Investigating title 2 6
Investigating title 3 7
Unregistered Overriding Interests 8
Planning 1 9
Planning 2 10
Planning 3 11
Planning 4 12
Pre-Contract Searches/Enquiries 1 13
Pre-Contract Searches/Enquiries 2 14
Pre-Contract Searches/Enquiries 2 15
Drafting of Contract 1 16
Drafting of Contract 2 17
Drafting of Contract 3 18
Exchange of Contracts 1 19
Exchange of Contracts 2 20
Exchange of Contracts 3 21
Completion 1 22
Completion 2 23
Completion 3 24
Completion 4 25
Delayed/Failed Completion 26
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Misrepresentation 27
Unregistered Title 1 28
Unregistered Title 2 29
Unregistered Title 3 30
First Registration 31
Outline of the grant of a lease 32
Leases Introduction 33
Security of Tenure 1 34
Security of Tenure 2 35
Security of Tenure 3 36
Repair Contracts 1 37
Repair Contracts 2 38
Insurance 39
Landlord’s Remedies 1 Forfeiture 40
Landlord’s Remedies 2 41
Landlord’s Remedies 3 42
Terms of a Lease 43
Rent 44
Alterations/Improvements 45
Change of Use 46
Rent Review 1 47
Rent Review 2 48
Alienation 1 49
Alienation 2 50
Alienation 3 51
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Landlord’s Licences 52
Leases Miscellaneous Matters 53
Professional Conduct Rules (P.C.R.) 54
Changes since 2019 55
Appendix: Internet links to various forms/documents 57
List of cases in chronological order with page it first appears 58
List of legislation in chronological order with page it first appears 1 59
List of legislation in chronological order with page it first appears 2 60
Bibliography and References 61
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Introduction to Freehold Property Transactions
Outline of a simple conveyance
Buyer Seller
Take instructions from client Take instructions from client
Pre-contract searches Prepare draft contract
Pre-contract enquiries Deduce title
Answer pre-contract enquiries
Investigate and raise questions on title
Answer questions on title
Report on title
Approve draft contract
Exchange contracts
Prepare purchase deed
Approve purchase deed
Request completion information
Reply to completion information
Pre-completion searches
Prepare for completion Prepare for completion
Completion
Post completion matters Post completion matters
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BPP University - Legal Practice Course – Own Summary Notes (Feb 2019 – Jun 2020)
Property Law (February 2019)
Contents
Subject Page
Introduction to Freehold Property Transactions 4
Investigating title 1 5
Investigating title 2 6
Investigating title 3 7
Unregistered Overriding Interests 8
Planning 1 9
Planning 2 10
Planning 3 11
Planning 4 12
Pre-Contract Searches/Enquiries 1 13
Pre-Contract Searches/Enquiries 2 14
Pre-Contract Searches/Enquiries 2 15
Drafting of Contract 1 16
Drafting of Contract 2 17
Drafting of Contract 3 18
Exchange of Contracts 1 19
Exchange of Contracts 2 20
Exchange of Contracts 3 21
Completion 1 22
Completion 2 23
Completion 3 24
Completion 4 25
Delayed/Failed Completion 26
© Timothy John Tyne Page 1 of 61
,Legal Practice Course Property Law (February 2019)
Misrepresentation 27
Unregistered Title 1 28
Unregistered Title 2 29
Unregistered Title 3 30
First Registration 31
Outline of the grant of a lease 32
Leases Introduction 33
Security of Tenure 1 34
Security of Tenure 2 35
Security of Tenure 3 36
Repair Contracts 1 37
Repair Contracts 2 38
Insurance 39
Landlord’s Remedies 1 Forfeiture 40
Landlord’s Remedies 2 41
Landlord’s Remedies 3 42
Terms of a Lease 43
Rent 44
Alterations/Improvements 45
Change of Use 46
Rent Review 1 47
Rent Review 2 48
Alienation 1 49
Alienation 2 50
Alienation 3 51
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,Legal Practice Course Property Law (February 2019)
Landlord’s Licences 52
Leases Miscellaneous Matters 53
Professional Conduct Rules (P.C.R.) 54
Changes since 2019 55
Appendix: Internet links to various forms/documents 57
List of cases in chronological order with page it first appears 58
List of legislation in chronological order with page it first appears 1 59
List of legislation in chronological order with page it first appears 2 60
Bibliography and References 61
© Timothy John Tyne Page 3 of 61
, Legal Practice Course Property Law (February 2019)
Introduction to Freehold Property Transactions
Outline of a simple conveyance
Buyer Seller
Take instructions from client Take instructions from client
Pre-contract searches Prepare draft contract
Pre-contract enquiries Deduce title
Answer pre-contract enquiries
Investigate and raise questions on title
Answer questions on title
Report on title
Approve draft contract
Exchange contracts
Prepare purchase deed
Approve purchase deed
Request completion information
Reply to completion information
Pre-completion searches
Prepare for completion Prepare for completion
Completion
Post completion matters Post completion matters
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