This authoritative handbook provides quick and reliable access to the most up-to-date law and practice in conveyancing. Written in an accessible style, it is designed to help resolve the many problems conveyancers encounter on a daily basis.

The Law Society's Conveyancing Handbook is revised annually by a team of expert editors and contributors, directed by an editorial board and edited by Frances Silverman. Its up-to-date guidance on good practice makes it every conveyancers' first port of call for the resolution of issues arising from day-to-day transactions. Among the changes to the law and practice covered by this 22nd edition are:- good practice regarding pre-contract searches and enquiries- the scope of Flood Re- contaminated land practice note- architects' certificates after Hunt v. Optima- regulation affecting off-mains drainage.These developments and more are considered within a chronological account of a residential conveyancing transaction, supported by comprehensive reference materials, including all the relevant standard forms and guidance.