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Preparing a residential conveyancing contract bundle: disclosure duties, Law Society Protocol requirements and document checklist (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note offers guidance on assembling a contract bundle or title pack in a residential conveyancing matter. It addresses:

the seller’s duty of disclosure, and how the seller’s conveyancer’s investigation of title and preparation of a thorough title pack help the seller meet that duty
the requirements set by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Protocol 2019 (Protocol)
the documents to include within the title pack or contract bundle

The guidance assumes the property is registered. For unregistered land, see the following Practice Notes:

Deducing title to unregistered land—compulsory first registration, party to register, evidence of title, good root of title and unbroken chain of ownership
Deducing title to unregistered land—stamp duty, mortgages, execution of documents, missing title deeds, sales of part and other considerations

Seller’s duty of disclosure in property transactions

The fundamental rule in property sales is “caveat emptor” or “let the buyer beware”. In practice, the buyer carries the risk and must make appropriate enquiries and investigations to confirm the property they are purchasing aligns with what they expect to acquire, and that the sum agreed represents a fair price for what is being...

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Russell Hewitson

Northumbria University

Russell Hewitson is a solicitor and associate professor of law at Northumbria University. He is Law Society Council member for commercial property and a member of the Law Society’s Conveyancing and Land Law Committee. Russell is the Consultant Editor of Halsbury’s Laws of England Volume 23 - Conveyancing. He is general editor of Precedents for the Conveyancer, Practical Lease Precedents, and Practical Conveyancing Precedents, consultant editor of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Handbook and has written a number of other books including Conveyancing Searches and Enquiries, Licensing Law Handbook, Residential Conveyancing Practice and Business Tenancies. He is also the Practice and Precedents Editor of The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer. ...

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