Conveyancing Practice in Scotland is the only comprehensive practical guide to managing conveyancing transactions in Scotland.
Encompassing both commercial and residential conveyancing, this text covers the property law aspects as well as the practical and ethical considerations of acting in a conveyancing transaction, such as anti-money laundering procedures and conflicts of interest. Standard missive clauses are examined in detail with reference to their application in practice.
The Ninth Edition of this highly regarded text has been updated to encompass the many changes to property law and conveyancing practice in recent years. It covers:
- Transformation of the land registration process Digital Submission Service and Register Land and Property - The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land - Practice in electronic signing, and electronic registration - The effect on practice of the Register of Overseas Entities - Ongoing land reform - Proposals for reform of tenement law - Proposals for reform of heritable securities - Updates on case law and legislation
This is an essential guide for both commercial and residential property lawyers, property law students and paralegals.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Conveyancing online service.
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This text is the only practical guide to managing conveyancing transactions in Scotland. It is an indispensable guide and essential reading for residential and commercial property lawyers of all levels.
Chap 1: The Legal Profession
Chap 2: The Framework
Chap 3: New clients and new instructions
Chap 4: The seller's preparations
Chap 5: The purchaser's overture
Chap 6: The contract
Chap 7: Searches and enquiries
Chap 8: Examination of and reporting on title
Chap 9: The conveying of the property: The disposition and other deeds
Chap 10: Security
Chap 11: Settlement and the final steps
Chap 12: The collapsing contract
Chap 13: Tidying up and feeing
Chap 14: Registration of title
Ann Stewart is a Scottish Law Commissioner and a Senior Professional Support Lawyer at Shepherd and Wedderburn. Having come from a background of extensive experience in residential conveyancing, Ann now specialises in all aspects of commercial property. Ann is a founding member of the award-winning Property Standardisation Group.
