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If you have been appointed as an attorney then you will have the authority to deal with the donors financial affairs on their behalf. The power is derived for a Power of Attorney which should have been executed by the donor. If you are appointed as an Attorney you are bound by a duty to act within...

The Administration Of Justice Act 1995 allowed  suitably qualified professionals to undertake conveyancing. After the introduction of this Act, two groups were able to undertake conveyancing work: conveyancing solicitors and licensed...

Adverse Possession arises when an occupier takes possession of and occupies land without permission of the owner. If she or he does this for over 12 years, she or he may be able to lay claim to a possessory title to that land by virtue of his adverse possession of it. There are strict legal...

Apportionment is a conveyancing term usually  used in leasehold conveyancing where amount of service charge and ground rent to be repaid to the seller - owner, or paid to the buyer to ensure that the new owner only pays from the date of completion of the conveyancing transaction....

The attended exchange is one of the weapons of a serious 'house hunter'. The paperwork, the searches and the payment of the deposit are sorted in one day, with the eager buyer and his or her conveyancing lawyer in attendance to effect the exchange of contracts. It can only be done if the buyer's...

Formed in 1990 The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board was intended to the regulatory organisation and professional association for authorised conveyancers in the United Kingdom. Created in 1990 by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, the Practitioners Board oversees authorised...

This is a term given to an area with statutory national landscape designation, the main purpose of which is to conserve and even enhance natural beauty. Together with National Parks, they represent the UK's finest landscapes. An AONB is designated by the Countryside...

A central government government direction stating that a local planning authority cannot grant planning permission for a particular proposal until further...

An alternative to the current paper based system in Scotland of Land Registration for Dealings with Whole, where registration is completed electronically via a secure internet connection. The ARLT system is available via the Internet. Many Scotish conveyancing solicitors firms who use the system of...

Someone who is appointed by the courts to administer the estate of a deceased person in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  An administrator is usually appointed where there is no will or where the deceased did not appoint any Executors in the will.The female version of Administrator is...