Conveyancing
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Material information in property listings
An update on what the latest guidance for conveyancers means in practice
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Clause in conveyance did allow retrospective modification of restrictive covenant
A 1947 conveyance contained a provision which allowed a restrictive covenant to be varied
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On the Case: Who pays for property fraud, post-Dreamvar?
In the latest episode of On the Case, Owen Talfan Davies, partner at Fieldfisher, analyses two recent cases dealing with conveyancing fraud
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The Court of Appeal adds to the remedies available to victims of identity fraud
Conveyancers have been waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the combined appeals in P&P Property Ltd v Owen White & Catlin LLP and in Dreamvar (UK) Ltd v…
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Property fraud ruling good news for victims, bad news for conveyancers
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in two cases that raise important questions over who should be held liable to victims of conveyancing fraud
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What duties are solicitors under, when reporting to clients?
The decision in Orientfield Holdings Ltd v Bird v Bird LLP [2017] EWCA Civ 348; [2017] PLSCS 104 reminds us that reporting to clients requires attention to detail, skill and…
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Due diligence in conveyancing transactions is becoming increasingly challenging
The range of searches available to conveyancers conducting due diligence in property transactions has increased dramatically in recent years.
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Lenders must be told if the registers of title to land indicate that it has recently changed hands for significantly less than a mortgage valuation
Where, in the course of carrying out their instructions, solicitors representing lenders come into possession of information that is clearly significant to their clients, they have a duty to report…
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Who should bear losses caused by conveyancing fraud?
Postal completions save time and money. However, they have also created weaknesses in the conveyancing system for fraudsters to exploit, leaving innocent victims to litigate with each other to establish…
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An exclusion clause in a contract was reasonable in all the circumstances for the purposes of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
Most contracts for the sale of land include conditions excluding or restricting the seller’s liability for statements made in the course of negotiations between the parties.
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Who should bear losses caused by conveyancing fraud?
Postal completions save time and money. However, they have also created weaknesses in the conveyancing system for fraudsters to exploit. Ikbal v Sterling Law [2013] EWHC 3291 (Ch); [2013] PLSCS…
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PP 2013/128
Conveyancing Restrictive covenanta