Module Descriptors
PROPERTY LAW AND PRACTICE
LAWS70676
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 7
1 credits
Contact
Leader: Giles Gater
Email: giles.gater@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities:
Independent Study Hours:
Total Learning Hours:
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, PG Semester 1 to PG Semester 2
Sites
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 30%
- EXAMINATION - OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
ELEMENT 1: PRE-CONTRACT STAGE
1 preliminary instructions and client care
2 pre-contract enquiries and searches
3 deduce and investigate title
4 report to the client
5 determine appropriate action
6 analyse and draft a contract
ELEMENT 2: BINDING CONTRACT
1 adequate finance
2 making the contract binding
ELEMENT 3: AFTER THE CONTRACT BECOMES BINDING
1 deposit, undertakings and insurances
2 transfer the legal estate
3 report on the title
4 mortgage
5 completion and post-completion steps
6 mortgage completion and discharge
1 preliminary instructions and client care
2 pre-contract enquiries and searches
3 deduce and investigate title
4 report to the client
5 determine appropriate action
6 analyse and draft a contract
ELEMENT 2: BINDING CONTRACT
1 adequate finance
2 making the contract binding
ELEMENT 3: AFTER THE CONTRACT BECOMES BINDING
1 deposit, undertakings and insurances
2 transfer the legal estate
3 report on the title
4 mortgage
5 completion and post-completion steps
6 mortgage completion and discharge
Module Learning Strategies
Taught within 15 one hour whole group sessions and 14 two hour and 1 six hour individual/small group work. Additionally, for students following a blended-learning mode of delivery there will be on-line activities.
Module Additional Assessment Details
(2.5 hour exam weighted at 70% will assess learning outcomes 1-7)
(1 hour exam weighted at 30% will assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7)
Both assessments form the combined mark.
(1 hour exam weighted at 30% will assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7)
Both assessments form the combined mark.
Module Resources
Lecture and workshop materials. Blackboard
Module Texts
OUP - Property Law Handbook - annually updated edition
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Web Descriptor
Dealing with property matters in a synchronised sale and purchase is just part of this essential core subject. On completion of this module students will have a detailed practical knowledge of the law necessary to undertake the work of a trainee solicitor in a conveyancing department. Realistic case studies are used to illustrate the critical nature of deadlines and the impact of legal work on client's lives.