Commercial property
Find a SolicitorCommercial conveyancing is the process by which interests in commercial property are created and transferred. It is an area of law where we actively seek to improve the law, procedure and practice.
Many issues affecting commercial conveyancing also affect residential conveyancing. Commercial conveyancing does not include matters relating to housing or planning and environmental issues.
These pages do not attempt to explain current law or to give legal advice on commercial conveyancing. If you want to know more or need advice on an area of law issue, you can find a commercial conveyancing lawyer using Find a Solicitor.
See also:
Anti-money laundering guidance
The Money Laundering Task Force and Land Law
Conveyancing Committee have issued anti-money
laundering guidance for solicitors undertaking property work.
Read the guidance
Code for Leasing Business Premises
The Code for Leasing Business Premises is a result of collaboration between
commercial property professionals and industry bodies, including the
Law Society, representing both owners and occupiers.
See the Links section
below.
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| Policy documents, briefings, international projects and Law Society consultations proposing and commenting on draft rules, law reform, practice and procedure and initiatives affecting Commercial property in England and Wales available here. |
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 Letter to the DCA: Chancel Repair Liability Law Society letter to DCLG: Chancel Repair Liability Chancel Repair Liability: a Law Society submission
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| Books, pamphlets and leaflets published by the Law Society relating to Commercial property are available here together with details of our research and useful practice advice information for solicitors about issues arising in Commercial property. |
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Conveyancing Checklists Renewal of Business Tenancies - A Practical Guide Understanding VAT on Property - 2nd Edition
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| Information about the Law Society's Conveyancing and Land Law Committee |
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 The Conveyancing and Land Law Committee comprises representatives of the legal profession specialising in all areas of conveyancing and land law. Planning and housing issues are however dealt with by the Planning and Environmental Law Committee (int: Areas of Law/Planning and Environmental Law/Committee information) and the Housing Committee. The Committee identifies areas affecting conveyancers and deals with these issues. It responds to consultations on the profession's behalf and periodically issues guidance to the profession. The Committee liaises with and makes representations to other bodies interested in the conveyancing process such as the Council of Mortgage Lenders, the Land Registry and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. For details of the Committee's terms of reference, membership any sub-committees/working parties that report to it, see our directory of committees. |
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| The Law Society works closely with government departments and other organisations in relation to Commercial property. Here you will find links to websites, where you will be able to access additional information relevant to the Law Society's work in this area. |
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Code for Leasing Business Premises
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