Enquiries of Local Authorities & Water C: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Keith Pugsley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898899959 ISBN 13: 9781898899952

Publisher: Callow Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Submitting enquiries to the local authority, and to the water and drainage undertaker, and interpreting the responses, is a vital element of the conveyancing process, intended to elicit comprehensive information about the property in contemplation of purchase. These enquiries supplement the usual search of the register of local land charges, and are now in the standard forms Con 29R: Enquiries of Local Authority (2007), Con 29O: Optional Enquiries of Local Authority (2007), and Con 29DW: Standard Drainage and Water Enquiries (2007). New editions of the forms came into use in August 2007. Enquiries of Local Authorities and Water Companies: A Practical Guide provides an essential background to the enquiries, explaining the statutory provisions underlying each of the questions, and evaluating the likely replies. The 2007 editions of the enquiries have been drafted to take account of developments in legislation and practice. Many of the enquiries have been updated, and a number of new enquiries now appear. An indispensable tool for all conveyancers and for those in the local authorities and water companies who answer the enquiries.

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Review:

The book is a thorough and concise guide to the new forms and the enquiries, taking each one in turn and explaining the purpose of the enquiry and the nature and possible effects of the information which may be given in response. The replies . . . to these enquires are often skimmed through . . . it is only when an unexpected answer appears that the enquiry itself is considered . . . It is for those unexpected answers that this book will prove especially useful. --New Law Journal of the 4th edition

From the Publisher:

Submitting enquiries to the local authority, and now also to the water and drainage undertaker, and interpreting the responses, is a vital element of the conveyancing process, intended to elicit comprehensive information about the property in contemplation of purchase. These enquiries supplement the usual search of the register of local land charges, and are in the standard forms Con 29, Part I, Standard Enquiries of Local Authority; Part II, Optional Enquiries of Local Authority; and Con 29DW, Standard Drainage and Water Enquiries. All the forms are now in 2002 editions.

Enquiries of Local Authorities and Water Companies: A Practical Guide provides an essential background to the enquiries, explaining the statutory provisions underlying each of the questions, and evaluating the likely replies. The 2002 editions of the forms have been drafted to take account of developments in legislation and practice, and many of the enquiries have been updated, expanded, or both. The fourth edition of Keith Pugsley's popular handbook is therefore particularly timely – an indispensable tool for all conveyancers and for those in the local authorities and water companies who answer the enquiries. The new forms are reproduced in the Appendix to the book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Callow Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1898899959
• ISBN 13: 9781898899952
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 223