Postgraduate Course: Conveyancing (LAWS11193)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To develop knowledge and understanding of basic domestic and commercial conveyancing transactions including the purchase, sale and leasing of residential properties and the purchase and sale of commercial properties.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Exam Information |
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| Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
(i) understand and undertake the mechanics of a straightforward purchase and sale transaction of a domestic property, including the importance of missives, securities, the documentation required to be drafted to complete the conveyance, and the responsibilities undertaken by the selling and purchasing solicitors;
(ii) understand how to create assured and short-assured tenancies, to draft the appropriate documentation, and the role which any lender to a landlord would have; and
(iii) explain and discuss the practice rules, money laundering and accounts rules applicable to conveyancing transactions and the practice management and client care implications of conveyancing, including letters of obligation and accounting to the client.
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Assessment Information
| Classwork (20%) and exam (80%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Caroline Colliston
Tel: (0131 6)50 6301
Email: Caroline.Colliston@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Mckenzie
Tel: (0131 6)51 4254
Email: Jane.McKenzie@ed.ac.uk |
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