Licensed Conveyancer study plan

Map the full conveyancing transaction lifecycle from instruction to post-completion, writing a one-line purpose for each stage

Draft a client care and retainer checklist covering identity, source of funds, conflicts, and fee transparency

Explain in writing how title is investigated, distinguishing registered from unregistered land and the role of the register

Build a glossary of 40 core conveyancing terms with plain-English definitions

Compare the main freehold and leasehold estate interests and identify which are capable of being legal interests

Analyse how easements and restrictive covenants are created, protected, and enforced

Summarise the priority rules for unregistered interests and overreaching on sale by two trustees

Produce a table matching each third-party right to its correct method of protection

Sequence the pre-contract searches and enquiries and state what each result should prompt you to do

Draft a set of realistic enquiries-before-contract responses and flag the red-flag answers

Explain the effect of exchange, deposit handling, and the standard conditions on risk and timing

Identify the steps to take when a search reveals a contamination, flooding, or planning issue

Explain how a mortgage is created, prioritized, and discharged on completion

Outline the completion mechanics including undertakings, funds flow, and same-day priorities

List the post-completion tasks for SDLT, land registration, and reporting to the lender

Begin the probate syllabus by distinguishing testate and intestate succession

Explain the formalities for a valid will and the grounds on which a will may be challenged

Apply the intestacy rules to at least five family scenarios and compute the shares

Describe the grant of probate and letters of administration processes and when each is needed

Identify the duties and liabilities of personal representatives at the outset of administration

Sequence the administration of an estate from death to distribution, listing the documents generated at each stage

Explain how estate assets are valued for inheritance tax and how excepted estates are treated

Calculate inheritance tax on a sample estate including the nil-rate band and residence nil-rate band

Describe how debts, legacies, and insolvent estates are handled in the order of application

Explain the protections for family and dependants and the grounds for a claim against an estate

Outline how trusts and lifetime gifts interact with the estate and with tax

Revisit conveyancing weak spots by re-testing the priority rules and leasehold covenants

Practise 40 mixed-domain multiple-choice questions under timed conditions and log every error

Complete two full-length timed mock exams and score each by domain

Rework every remaining error into a one-line rule you can recall without notes

Recite the key statutory formalities and intestacy thresholds from memory

Consolidate a single two-page revision sheet covering both domains