Property in Practice

Property in Practice is the quarterly magazine of the Property Section. It is aimed at commercial and residential property solicitors and licensed conveyancers and covers topics such as e-conveyancing, Home Information Packs, housing, land registration, planning and environment, as well as tax and revenue.

Join the Section and receive a free copy of the magazine and online access to searchable past and present issues. People ineligible for Section membership can receive hard-copies of the journal for £50 per year by subscribing online or by downloading the subscription form [PDF 72KB] .

Details about editorial and advertising opportunities in Property in Practice, Property e-alert and on the Section's website.

CPD Quiz

Property in Practice now comes with up to 12 hours' free CPD points each year, through a 15-question quiz on each edition's content. The quiz is quick and user-friendly and will save members time and money, and is accessible via the CPD centre.

To complete the quiz:

• First, register with the CPD centre and log in today at www.lawsociety.org.uk/cpdcentre. 
(NB Registration requires setting a new user name and password as these details do not automatically carry over from Property site login.)
• Then, select Property Section CPD quiz from the list of Law Society Online Learning.
• If you leave the test mid-way through completion, or your session expires, you will need to click on Record on the CPD toolbar at the top of the page (NB not the browser toolbar) to return to the quiz and for more details on the status of completion.  Once there, click on the quiz name.  This will return a 'View Activity Details' page.  Scroll down the page to where it says 'Online assessment' and click on the 'Launch' button underneath to return to the quiz.
  

In order to claim your CPD hours you must achieve a pass mark of 87% or answer 13 out of 15 questions correctly. Your answers will be marked online as soon as you submit them. You can revisit the assessment as often as you like before the next edition of the magazine is released. However, think carefully before submitting your answers as you only have one attempt in which to complete the quiz.

If you would like to contest this mark please contact Sections Editorial Assistant, Emma Maule, on emma.maule@lawsociety.org.uk; 020 7316 5522.

For all technical queries please contact the CPD Centre on 0207 320 5841 or via email to cpdcentre@lawsociety.org.uk

Members: search the magazine's content

This issue contains the following subjects:

Contents Leading the way (Comment from the Chair) News from the Section (latest news and updates) Building the hive (property valuations) The life of Pye (laws of adverse possession) Life and death in planning (PGS and statutory planning charges) The REIT focus (REIT sector update) High street HIPs (HIPs solutions) Made to order (quality service) All Change (what escaped your notice?) To encrypt or not to encrypt? (email encryption) Searching for answers (official local authority seraches) Beginning of the end (NLIS and electronic searches) Wasted writing (how to lose legalese) Commitment to a cause (protecting listed buildings) Referral rules (Code of Conduct) Moving on up (HMRC online SDLT process) Conveyancing matters (Land Registry update)

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Contents Comment from the Chair (changes to the profession) Comment from the Committee (Code of Conduct) News from the Section Planning for reform (government planning) Opportunities knocking (EPCs) File returns (stamp duty land tax returns) House of horrors (property negligence claims) The true cost of conveyancing (LCS) Purchase power (compulsory purchase orders) Picking up the pieces (HIPs update) Developers' dreams? (stamp duty land tax) Redress the balance (Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act) Consent, care, caution and communication (conveyancing and restrained property) Limited expenses (Solicitors' Code of Conduct) All change (LPAs, EPAs, and Court of Protection Receivers) Under development (Land Registry, Chain Matrix) Standard exchange (IT, PISCES)

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Contents Comment from the Chair (Policy shift, Michael Garson) Comment from the Committee (Time to move on, Peter Rodd) News from the Section (planning reforms, PiP 2007, Property searches, Acting for buyer and seller) Shambolic back down (HIPs) Searching questions (personal searches and the Council of Property Search Organisations) Addressing complaints (estate agents and redress scheme) Shopping basket war (client loyalty and ABSs) Exercise in construction (property issues for the London 2012 Olympic Games) Less taxing impressions (Stamp Duty Land Tax) Land registry gains ground (Land Registry's e-conveyancing plans) The past, present, and the future (Conveyancing and Land Law Committee) Money in the bank (tenancy deposit scheme and Law Society's progress on equality) Decoding leases (Code for Leasing Business Premises) Case in point (Stack v Dowden and coabiting couples) Full steam ahead (Solicitors' Code of Conduct) A new star is born (Law 2007 IT exhibition)

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Protocol focus (comment from chair) Matrix matters (comment from committee) News The new imperative (sustainable design) Back to the future: 2 (conveyancing, strategy) Friend or foe? (money laundering) Caracteristica (England vs Spain procedure) Level playing field (home reversion and home purchase plans) Pack planning (HIPs) The REIT focus: 2 (REITs) Scottish streamlining (title transfer) Links in the chain (e-conveyancing) Tripping over (overage) Right from the start: 4 (SDLT) Best in show (IT) Business management (Code of Conduct)

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