• Part of the successful Law Society of Ireland series offering excellent coverage of the key topics which apprentice solicitors need to understand when studying on the Irish Professional Practice Course
• Offers a clear description of the subject of conveyancing, making it easier for students to grasp the essential points of property law such as the buying and selling of property and the arranging of loans, the preparation of title deeds, leases and other legal documents
• Fully revised and updated to include references to proposed legislation, recently published bills and new legislation enacted; providing students with an up-to-date reference tool at a time of great change in Irish land law
• Includes sample documentation and precedents to allow apprentice solicitors to understand the procedural aspects of Conveyancing law which will be vital to them in practice

New to this edition

• At a time of great change in Irish land law and conveyancing practice, the manual has been fully revised and updated to include reference to proposed legislation, recently published bills and new legislation enacted. The fourth edition features new coverage of the Land Act 2005, Title Act 2006 and the fundamental changes proposed by the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006
• Updated sample documentation and precedents are also included along with references to new case law, ensuring the book offers the reader an up to date picture of conveyancing law and practice

Readership: Apprentice solicitors studying applied land law on the Law Society of Ireland's Professional Practice Course.

Edited by Nuala Casey, Solicitor, Lecturer, Law Society of Ireland, and Gabriel Brennan, Solicitor, Lecturer, and course co-ordinator, Law Society of Ireland

1: Introduction
2: Title
3: Investigation of Title
4: Contract for Sale
5: The Family Home
6: Drafting
7: Mortgages
8: Searches
9: Planning
10: New Houses
11: Land Registry
12: Requisitions on Title
13: Steps in a Conveyancing Transaction
14: Conveyancing and Taxation
Index