Conveyancing Property Law

Assignment 1:
Question: You work for Tract & Co, Licensed Conveyancers of High Street, Northtown, Cornwall. You have
an appointment with a new client, Miss Helen Troy. At your meeting, she tells you that she would
like to purchase Lilac Cottage on the edge of the picturesque village of Trepolpen. The price will be
£125,000.
1. What information will you obtain from your client and what information will you give to her?
(15 marks)
2. Outline, with a brief description, the searches you would be likely to make at this stage, together
with an outline of what information those searches may reveal, bearing in mind the location of the
property. You should assume that the cottage has an unregistered title. (10 marks)
The Seller’s conveyancers, Greensward & Co. of the Parade, Northtown, contact you confirming the
sale price. They state in their letter that they have been instructed by the Seller and will forward all
relevant documentation as soon as possible. They state that they will be adopting the Protocol.
3. Briefly outline what documentation you would expect to receive from Greensward & Co and its
purpose, on the assumption that the title is unregistered. What difference, if any, would it make to
your answer if the title was registered?. (10 marks)
4. When checking the draft contract received from Greensward & Co., what will you be looking for
and why? Assume that the title is unregistered. What difference, if any, would it make to your answer
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