Megarry and Wade: The Law of Real Property

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Author: Charles Harpum, Stuart Bridge, Martin Dixon
Hardcover: 1608 pages
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell; 7th Edition edition (30 May 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0421964103
ISBN-13: 978-0421964105
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 6.1 cm

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Megarry & Wade: The Law of Real Property is the leading text available on property law, providing comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all aspects of the contemporary law of real property. The work addresses specific areas of law chapter-by-chapter in order to provide a thorough knowledge of the subject, whilst extensive case referencing is used throughout in order to give a practical grounding of the law and its application. The seventh edition fully incorporates the latest developments including changes resulting from the Land Registration Act 2002, the Land Registration Rules 2003, and the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.

Property Law and Practice

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Author: Paul Butt, Neil Duckworth
Paperback: 567 pages
Publisher: College of Law Publishing
Language English
ISBN-10: 1905391382
ISBN-13: 978-1905391387
Product Dimensions: 29.6 x 21 x 3.4 cm

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Property Law and Practice provides a thorough examination of the processes involved in freehold and leasehold property transactions in both the residential and commercial fields. It deals with all the issues confronting the practitioner on a day to day basis to provide a complete overview of modern conveyancing practice. This edition has been fully revised and updated for 2007/8 to include latest developments on Home Information Packs, e-conveyancing and the new Law Society Code of Conduct. It also contains section summaries, highlighting the fundamental aspects of the key stages of a conveyancing transaction. New for 2007 – Online resources at www.clponline.co.uk

About Paul Butt and Neil Duckworth

Paul Butt is an Associate Professor at The College of Law with over 25 years’ experience of property law. He is a consultant with a High Street practice in Cheshire. Neil Duckworth is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of Development at the College of Law. He has taught at the College’s centres in Chester, Birmingham, London Bloomsbury and London Moorgate.

General Principles of Property Law

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Author: Sukhninder Panesar
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Longman (21 Mar 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0582423325
ISBN-13: 978-0582423329
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm

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This book provides an original introduction to the general principles of property law in England. Moving away from a compartmentalised approach to the study of law, the book allows the student to examine and understand the basic premise and idea of property, the law and its associated concepts. This book adds weight to the trend towards the teaching of general principles before the specific aspects of property law.

Property Law: Commentary and Materials

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Author: Alison Clarke, Paul Kohler
Paperback: 776 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (1 Dec 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0521614899
ISBN-13: 978-0521614894
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.4 x 4.6 cm

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An innovative examination of the law’s treatment of property, this student textbook provides an extremely useful and readable account of general property law principles. It draws on a wide range of materials on property rights in general, and the English property law system in particular, looking at all kinds of property, not just land. It includes the core legal source materials in property law along with excerpts from social science literature, legal theory, and economics, many of which are not easily accessible to law students.

These materials are accompanied by a critical commentary, as well as notes, questions and suggestions for further reading. It will be of interest to undergraduate property law students and to non-law students taking property law modules in courses covering planning, environmental law, economics and estate management.

Commercial Property Law

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Author: Alan Moran
Paperback: 196 pages
Publisher: Law Matters Publishing; 1 edition (17 Nov 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 184641024X
ISBN-13: 978-1846410246
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 17 x 1.8 cm

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This clear and accessible book covers all aspects of commercial leases, from receipt of instructions to termination. Fully up-to-date with all recent cases relating to the lease-licence distinction, Land Registry requirements, the recent changes to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Pt II and the new regulations for the execution of deeds, its detailed explanation of the underlying principles of this complex area of the law – and their practical application – makes it a valuable text for all students taking undergraduate commercial property options, as well as those taking the LPC and the BVC.

About Alan Moran

Alan Moran is Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Law, University of Essex. He was previously at the University of Sheffield where he taught on the LPC and prior to that was in practice with a national firm of solicitors specialising in commercial property.

Property Law: Cases and Materials

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Author: Roger Smith
Paperback: 779 pages
Publisher: Longman; 3 edition (20 Jul 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 140580744X
ISBN-13: 978-1405807449
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17 x 4.4 cm

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Property Law: Cases and Materials is a comprehensive sourcebook suitable for students on property or land law courses. The material has been carefully selected to provide access to all cases and materials a property law student is likely to encounter during their studies. Whilst particularly suitable for use on property and land law courses on the LL.B; it also covers the requirements of the CPE, ILEX and combined law courses.

Blackstone's Statutes on Property Law 2008-2009

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Editor: Meryl Thomas
Paperback: 456 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 16 edition (28 Aug 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 019923812X
ISBN-13: 978-0199238125
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 2.6 cm

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Designed specifically for students, Blackstone’s Statutes lead the market in providing a carefully selected, regularly updated, and well sourced collection of legislation for the core subjects and major options offered on the law syllabus. Each title is ideal for use throughout the course and in exams providing the student with: – Unparalleled coverage – Unannotated primary and secondary legislation – Detailed tables of content to aid quick and efficient research – Up-to-date and relevant material Online Resource Centre Updates Web links Cases Current issues

About Meryl Thomas

Meryl Thomas, BA, LLM, is Senior Lecturer at the University of Central England, specialising in land law, trusts and succession.

Property Law

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Author: Roger Smith
Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Longman; 6 edition (15 Aug 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1405858664
ISBN-13: 978-1405858663
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.8 x 4.1 cm

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‘Property Law’ provides students with a trustworthy and rigorous treatment of all areas of land and real property law.

A Practical Approach to Conveyancing

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Author: Robert Abbey, Mark Richards
Paperback: 650 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 10 edition (7 Aug 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 019954252X
ISBN-13: 978-0199542529
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 3.6 cm

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Drawing on the authors’ own experiences in legal practice, which together spans over 50 years, A Practical Approach to Conveyancing offers a detailed exposition of the key principles and procedures of both residential and commercial conveyancing. Following the progress of a typical conveyancing transaction from first receiving instructions and undertaking pre-contract searches and enquiries right through to completion, the book seeks to offer the reader practical guidance on each stage of the transaction and provides practical solutions to common problems which may arise during the conveyancing process.

Each topic is accompanied by relevant sample documentation, clauses and forms throughout which are designed to familiarise the reader with the documentation which will be encountered in practice. Additional learning support is provided by key point summaries and practical checklists, and the book also features a number of practical suggestions to help save time and money. The book has established itself as a core text on the Legal Practice Course for students wishing to have a more applied overview of property law and practice.

The book is also essential reading for solicitors, their support staff, trainee solicitors, licensed conveyancers, legal executives and others involved or interested in the conveyancing process. Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre provides students with specimen forms, and links to useful websites, while a test bank of questions allows lecturers to test their students’ understanding of the topics covered in the book. Lecturers may also access the diagrams from the book in an electronic format suitable for use in lecture slides or other teaching materials.

About Robert Abbey

Robert Abbey, solicitor, is Director of Legal Practice in the Department of Professional Legal Studies at the University of Westminster. He is also a consultant with Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors, London.

Textbook On Land Law

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Author: Judith-Anne MacKenzie, Mary Phillips
Paperback: 636 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 12 edition (31 Jul 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199540993
ISBN-13: 978-0199540990
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 3.8 cm

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Textbook on Land Law guides students through the principles of contemporary land law from a practical perspective. It focuses on the modern law, confining discussion of historical developments to the minimum necessary to understand basic principles and concentrate on the law as it is now. The book is consistently recommended to students for its accuracy and ease of use. It is written in a direct and informal style, explaining the law in non-technical language and warning of possible misunderstandings and confusions. Rules are illustrated by reference to real-life situations in a fictitious town, bringing the subject to life and enhancing the reader’s understanding of problem areas.

Useful features include a glossary, sample documents and further reading references. The unique and straightforward approach taken by the authors has established Textbook on Land Law as the ultimate practical land law book and makes the subject interesting and accessible. Online Resource Centre The accompanying Online Resource Centre includes regular cases and legislation updates and has annotated web links. It also includes additional detail in relation to certain areas, designed for those needing to have a greater knowledge of some older or more complex areas of land law.

About Judith-Anne MacKenzie

Judith-Anne MacKenzie is a barrister and has been an academic, Assistant Parliamentary Counsel, and a legal advisor to the DTI and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. She is now working as a member of the Government Legal Service in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, as Divisional Manager of the local government and local government elections lawyers.