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A Practical Approach to Conveyancing 21e Student Resources is no longer available and it was replaced by A Practical Approach to Conveyancing 22e.
Web links
Law Society practice note on conflict of interests,
www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/conflict-of-interests/
Acts of Parliament,
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga
Keep up to date with statutory developments.
Association of British Insurers,
www.abi.org.uk
Remember insurance may be required from the time of exchange. Look at the contract terms to check.
Bank of England,
www.bankofengland.co.uk
British Waterways Board,
www.britishwaterways.co.uk
Chancelcheck,
A product from Conveyancing Liability Solutions Ltd for chancel repairs liability checks,
www.clsl.co.uk/buying-and-selling/chancel-repair-liability
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,
www.ciarb.org
Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,
www.rics.org
Coal Mining Report Service,
www.terrafirmasearch.co.uk/coal
Companies House,
www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Online company searches are available from this site.
Council of Mortgage Lenders,
www.cml.org.uk
There is an online version of the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook available at this site and it should be referred to in cases of doubt about lenders' requirements.
Countrywide Legal Indemnities,
cli.co.uk
Drainage and water enquiry,
www.drainageandwater.co.uk
Land Registry searches online,
www.land-search-online.co.uk
Energy Saving Trust,
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Environment Agency,
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Estates Gazette,
www.egi.co.uk
Financial Conduct Authority,
www.fca.org.uk
Obtain information on all aspects of financial regulation in the UK.
Legalmove online conveyancing
www.legalmove.com
Highways Agency,
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-agency
May assist in the process of Commercial Conveyancing.
HM Revenue and Customs
www.hmrc.gov.uk
The site for information on any problems about the payment of stamp duty land tax (e.g. the apportionment of price in the contract between land and chattels).
HM Stationery Office within the Office of Public Sector
Information, www.legislation.gov.uk/ (locate official information).
HM Treasury,
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury
Homecheck,
www.homecheck.co.uk
Supreme Court judgments,
www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/
Inland Revenue - see HM Revenue and Customs
Islamic Mortgages,
www.alrayanbank.co.uk/home-finance/home-purchase-plan/
Land Registry,
www.landregistry.gov.uk
Land Registry Internet register access,
www.gov.uk/guidance/land-registry-portal-how-to-request-official-copies
The location for online applications for official copies of registered title.
Landmark Information Group, property and environmental risk information
www.landmark.co.uk
Environmental searches can be obtained from the Landmark Information Group. These might shed light on former uses of the land perhaps revealed by covenants in the deeds.
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber),
www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/lands/index.htm
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) considers applications to discharge or modify restrictive covenants
Law Commission,
www.lawcom.gov.uk
Keep up to date on proposals for law reform.
Law Society,
www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law
Law Society's Gazette,
www.lawgazette.co.uk
The weekly publication from the Law Society that contains much relevant information concerning conveyancing.
Licensed Conveyancers, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers,
www.clc-uk.org
Law Society Vital Property Forms,
www.lawsociety.org.uk/property-vital-forms/
Location and other statistics,
www.zoopla.co.uk/
Lord Chancellor's Department in the Department for Constitutional Affairs,
www.justice.gov.uk/
National Association of Estate Agents,
www.naea.co.uk
National House Building Council,
www.nhbc.co.uk
National Land Information Service that was set up to facilitate online searches has its own site at www.nlis.co.uk
Office for National Statistics,
www.ons.gov.uk
Office of Public Sector Information,
www.legislation.gov.uk
Online SDLT submissions,
www.gov.uk/sdlt-online
Ordnance Survey,
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
It might be useful to consult a detailed Ordnance Survey map when drafting descriptions of land in the draft contract (e.g. sales of part).
Practical Law Company,
https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/
Public Record Office,
The National Archives,www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
May assist in the process of Commercial Conveyancing.
Registers of Scotland,
www.ros.gov.uk
Royal Institute of British Architects,
www.architecture.com
After completion the client might want to carry out alterations additions or a complete reconstruction. If so an architect will be needed.
Royal Town Planning Institute
www.rtpi.org.uk
Searchflow,
www.searchflow.co.uk
Solicitors Regulation Authority,
www.sra.org.uk
Street map of anywhere in the UK,
www.streetmap.co.uk
UK Parliament,
www.parliament.uk
Details of Parliamentary business.
Valuation Office,
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency
Verderers of the New Forest,
www.verderers.org.uk
Water UK,
www.water.org.uk