Licensed Conveyancer case studies
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The Licensed Conveyancer qualification is awarded and regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which describes itself as the specialist property law regulator. The CLC qualification provides access to a career in property conveyancing as a licensed conveyancer, and the CLC notes that an increasing number of employers recognise the benefits the qualification can offer their staff. It is therefore relevant both to people entering the profession and to existing staff whose firms want them to qualify. The CLC's published routes to qualify include its diplomas, apprenticeships in England and apprenticeships in Wales, and it lists a range of exemptions, including a law graduate fast track, graduate conversion, overseas graduate, CILEX transfer, professional experience and advanced probate exemptions, alongside a first qualifying licence route and a route for solicitors and CRL lawyers. The Licensed Conveyancer case studies are 5 cases and about 2,851 words.
1The Charged Deposit and the Chain That Broke
You act for Priya and Tom, buyers of 14 Ashgrove Terrace, a freehold registered title. Exchange is set for Friday.
618 words, about 3 min2The Restrictive Covenant Nobody Read
You act for a buyer, Marcus, purchasing a leasehold flat in a converted Victorian house for £410,000. The title register shows a 1897 restrictive covenant prohibiting use 'other than as a private dwellinghouse' and prohibiting 'trade or business'.
577 words, about 3 min3The Will, the Farm and the Missing Beneficiary
You are instructed in the administration of the estate of Margaret, who died last month. Her will leaves a life interest in the family farm to her second husband, Derek, with remainder to her three children from her first marriage in equal shares.
568 words, about 3 min4The Intestate Estate and the House That Wasn't Hers
You are instructed to administer the estate of Alan, who died intestate. He was married to Claire for 8 years and had two children, Ben (22) and Chloe (16), from that marriage.
569 words, about 3 min5The Leasehold Sale and the Cladding Certificate
You act for Nadia, selling a fifth-floor flat in a 2008-built block for £295,000. The buyer's lender has asked for an EWS1 form.
519 words, about 3 min