The aim of this book is to provide law students with a comprehensive introduction to the areas of property
law particularly relevant to commercial property.
Part I of the book deals with areas relevant to property acquisition and development. These include
structures for joint ownership, arrangements for funding, contractual arrangements with the seller, the
need for planning permission, environmental considerations, contractual arrangements with members of
the construction team and taxation. Part II takes the reader through the grant of a commercial lease, the
assignment of that lease and its termination. Part III deals with the law relating to property and insolvency.
Although we hope that this book will provide a useful guide to trainee solicitors and others involved in
commercial property work, it is primarily intended to complement the Stage 2 Advanced Property Law and
Practice elective on the Legal Practice Course. This elective is only undertaken once the Stage 1 Property
Law and Practice course has been completed. Apart from the matters specifically mentioned in Part I of
this book, the conveyancing process for the transfer and leasing of commercial property is as described in
the Legal Practice Guide entitled Property Law and Practice accompanying the Stage 1 course, so the
conveyancing process is not dealt with in this book.