Conveyancing continues to undergo major changes and the course will aim to look at the most important changes and their effect on the conveyancer.   In particular the Law Society’s guidance on the consumer protection from unfair trading regulations seems to abolish the principle of caveat emptor.

Topics covered include:

• Law Society guidance on consumer protection from unfair trading regulations
• Recent cases on identity fraud
• Third party liability in the light of the Court of Appeal decision in E-surv v Goldsmith Williams 2015
• Changes to the CML Handbook
• Changes to Right to Buy in England including the Housing and Planning Bill 2015-16
• Recent case law
• SDLT changes in relation to buy to let and second homes
• Recent case law on which searches to make and limiting the retainer
• Case Law on Architects Certificates
• Help to Buy ISAs
• Any other current topics for 2016