About us

The Property Section is a representative membership association of the Law Society. Established in 2002, the Section assists residential and commercial property solicitors and licensed conveyancers by providing best practice information and support on areas including e-conveyancing, Home Information Packs, housing, land registration, money laundering, planning and environment, as well as tax and revenue.

An Executive Committee is responsible for developing the future strategy of the Section and enhancing services already offered to members. Committee members include: Roger Buston; Denis Cameron; Frank D'Souza; Nicholas Fluck; Geoffrey Freeman; Michael Garson (Chair); Fleur Palmer; David Parton; Peter Rodd and Ian White.

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Benefits

Run by members for members, the Property Section offers a comprehensive range of services and benefits, including:

• Property in Practice quarterly magazine with up to eight hours free CPD per year;
• Property e-alert newsletter 10 times per year with case law updates;
• Handling HIPs guide;
• Property Yearbook;
• national CPD accredited events programme;
• website featuring member polls, discussion forum, useful resources and links, and secure payment facility;
• networking opportunities;
• ties with key committees and groups; and
• discounts on a range of events, texts and training packages, including 20 per cent off related Law Society Publishing titles and 50 per cent off Law Management Section membership rates on request.

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How to join

Membership is open to practising property solicitors licensed conveyancers.

Prices for membership until 1 January 2009 are as follows:

		Accumulated breakdown per person
Number of members	Total	Net	VAT	Gross
Qualified after 01/01/07	£58.75	£50.00	£8.75	£58.75
Sole practitioner	£105.75	£90.00	£15.75	£105.75
1	£146.88	£125.00	£21.88	£146.88
2	£293.75	£125.00	£21.88	£146.88
3	£411.25	£100.00	£17.50	£117.50
4	£528.75	£100.00	£17.50	£117.50
5	£622.75	£80.00	£14.00	£94.00
6	£716.75	£80.00	£14.00	£94.00
7	£810.75	£80.00	£14.00	£94.00
8	£904.75	£80.00	£14.00	£94.00
9	£998.75	£80.00	£14.00	£94.00
10	£1,092.75	£80.00	£14.00	£94.00
11	£1,151.50	£50.00	£8.75	£94.00
12 plus	£1,151.50 plus £58.75 (gross) for each additional member

To become a member, apply online or download an application form. People ineligible for Section membership can receive hard-copies of Property in Practice for £50 per year by subscribing online or by downloading the application form.  

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Further information

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