Conveyancing Practice in Scotland

by Ann Stewart, Euan Sinclair

Overview

Covering the many changes to property law and conveyancing practice driven by the Scottish Parliament in recent years, including its land reform agenda, Conveyancing Practice in Scotland, Eighth Edition is an indispensable guide for residential and commercial property lawyers at all levels.

Encompassing both commercial and residential conveyancing, the Eighth Edition of this highly regarded text, has been reviewed and updated throughout to take account of:


- evolving and settled practice under the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012

- the practical effects of the community rights to buy

- introduction of the Additional Dwelling Supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax

- prospective effects of the proposed Register of Controlled Interests in Land

- the Scottish Law Commission proposals for changes to the law relating to title conditions, and heritable securities


In addition to the property law aspects, this text also covers 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.

Written by practising lawyers with many years of transactional and mentoring experience, this book is the only practical guide to managing conveyancing transactions in Scotland.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law, Scots Law Student and Scottish Conveyancing online services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526509475
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/04/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	736
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ann Stewart WS, LLB is Signet Accredited (Commercial Property), an Associate and Senior Professional Support Lawyer at Shepherd and Wedderburn, Writer to the Signet, solicitor in Scotland and founding member of the Property Standardisation Group.

Euan Sinclair LLB, MBA, LLM, WS is a non-practising solicitor in Scotland, England and Wales and a barrister and solicitor in British Columbia.
Ann is a solicitor in private practice and Property and Professional Development Adviser at Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, where she is also a senior professional support lawyer specialising in all aspects of commercial property. In this role, she provides a comprehensive support service to the firm's Scottish commercial property lawyers, including knowledge and resource development, in-house counsel, marketing and business enhancement, and development and delivery of training. Ann is a founder member of the award-winning Property Standardisation Group, co-author of 'Conveyancing Practice in Scotland: 8th edition' and was awarded the Professional Development Certificate in Knowledge Management from the University of Edinburgh in 2012. She is a regular presenter at external webinars and conferences.
Euan Sinclair LLB, MBA, LLM, WS
Non-practising Solicitor in Scotland and England&Wales
Solicitor and Barrister in British Columbia
Burness Paull LLP Alumnus

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – The Legal Profession
Chapter 2 – The Framework
Chapter 3 – New Clients and New Instructions
Chapter 4 – The Seller's Preparations
Chapter 5 – The Purchaser's Overture
Chapter 6 – Missives
Chapter 7 – Buying a New House
Chapter 8 – Buying Commercial Property
Chapter 9 – Speciality Missives
Chapter 10 – Searches and Enquiries
Chapter 11 – Examination of and Reporting on Title
Chapter 12 – Conveying the Property: The Disposition and Other Deeds
Chapter 13 – Creating New Burdens and Servitudes
Chapter 14 – Security
Chapter 15 – Settlement and the Final Steps
Chapter 16 – The Collapsing Contract
Chapter 17 – Registration of Title
Chapter 18 – Tidying Up and Feeing