This checklist is a list of links to web resources relating to property that will help you conduct research. LPLC has provided commentary under each resource to explain best how to use it.
More on Property
LIJ Articles
Purchasers’ problems with the lot
Conveyancing
20 Aug 13
This article contains details of claims against practitioners when acting for purchasers off-the-plan and the lessons to be learned from those claims.
Videos
Inadequate advice
Conveyancing
28 Aug 18
The conveyancing process is unfamiliar for many purchasers of real estate. The role of a practitioner acting for a purchaser buying land includes understanding what the client intends to do with the property, explaining the contract to the client and ensuring they understand what is required of them.
LIJ Articles
Owner-builder danger zone
Conveyancing, Building and Construction, Building and Construction
03 Jul 11
Particular care must be taken when negotiating one complex area of property law. Owner-builder provisions can be disastrous for vendors and their solicitors in a falling property market.
Latest News & Alerts
Alert
Spike in duty claims from conveyancing transactions
Conveyancing, Tax
12 Jul 21
There has been a spike in duty claims in the last 12 months. Practitioners handling conveyancing matters should review their knowledge and precedents about duty immediately to ensure they reflect the current law.
News
Electronic file note template - practitioner resource
Engagement/retainer management, Resources and information
25 Jun 21
LPLC has created a very basic generic File Note MS word (.dotx) template for practitioners and firms to download, adapt and use to create electronic file notes.
News
Step by step guides to set up multifactor authentication
Cyber security
08 Jun 21
All too often LPLC is contacted by law firms with compromised email accounts. In almost all instances the infiltration would have been prevented had multifactor authentication (MFA) been enabled on the law firm’s devices and networks.
MFA requires a user to enter more than one piece of information or credential, in addition to a username and password, to verify identity and gain access to an account.