The law and practice of conveyancing is undergoing significant change such as the introduction of Home Information Packs and e-conveyancing. The Conveyancing Handbook provides busy practitioners with the resources to understand the impact of new developments and to tackle everyday questions. This established and highly regarded book continues to be the most reliable, accurate and up-to-date source of information and guidance on all aspects of conveyancing practice. The new topics in the 13th Edition are: Home Information Packs and implementation of the Housing Act 2004; Land Registry's plans for e-conveyancing; Prescribed clauses leases; Disability Discrimination Act 2005; Law Society guidance on client care, equity release, insurance, money laundering, and referral fees. The key features of this edition are: reader-friendly and accessible, the handbook helps to resolve many of the problems conveyancers encounter on a daily basis; comprehensive coverage of each step of a conveyancing transaction as well as peripheral matters such as advertising, property selling, undertakings, costs and remedies; includes all the guidance on conveyancing from the Law Society; includes the complete Solicitors' Practice Rules (with consolidated amendments); directory of essential contacts, including - land registries, probate registries and search providers.