Russell Hewitson

Associate Professor, Solicitor, Northumbria University

Russell Hewitson is a solicitor and associate professor of law at Northumbria University. He is Law Society Council member for commercial property and a member of the Law Society’s Conveyancing and Land Law Committee. Russell is the Consultant Editor of Halsbury’s Laws of England Volume 23 - Conveyancing. He is general editor of Precedents for the Conveyancer, Practical Lease Precedents, and Practical Conveyancing Precedents, consultant editor of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Handbook and has written a number of other books including Conveyancing Searches and Enquiries, Licensing Law Handbook, Residential Conveyancing Practice and Business Tenancies. He is also the Practice and Precedents Editor of The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer.

Contributed to

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Buyer’s guide to buying a residential property

Precedents

This Precedent provides a comprehensive overview of the steps involved in purchasing a residential property. It covers the entire process from obtaining a mortgage offer to the completion of the transaction, culminating in the registration of the property at HM Land Registry and is intended to be provided to the buyer of a residential property at the outset, as a simple explanation of the steps involved in a residential sale and purchase.

Property

Seller’s guide to selling a residential property

Precedents

This Precedent provides a comprehensive overview of the steps involved in selling a residential property. It covers the entire process from the acceptance of an offer to the completion of the transaction and is intended to be provided to the seller of a residential property at the outset, as a simple explanation of the steps involved in a residential sale and purchase.

Property

Practice Area

Property

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualified Year

1988

Experience

Ward Hadaway (1988 - 1992)

Membership

Law Society
Association for Law, Property and Society
Fellow of the Cambridge University Centre for Property Law
Member, International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights