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Real Estate Deals under Common Law

The deal mechanics of land under English law: buying and selling, leasing, building and mortgaging real property.

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This workbook is being written now, with the same care as the live ones: plain English, a running fictional case study, real documents to read clause by clause, a test after every chapter and a final exam. Check back soon — new material ships regularly.

What it will cover

Sale and purchase of land: exchange, completion, title investigation
Leases: rent, term, repair, alienation and break rights
Construction contracts and who carries build risk
Mortgages and charges over land
Registered vs unregistered title, and what the Land Registry does
Searches, enquiries and conveyancing due diligence
Development deals: options, conditional contracts, overage

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M&A Foundations

How a private company is bought under English law, end to end. Built around Project Sunrise, a fictional €42m acquisition, with a complete share purchase agreement.

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Security & Collateral

How a bank takes security over a company's land, machines, shares, receivables and everything else under English law, with a complete training debenture.

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Finance Deals & Syndicated Lending

How a company borrows serious money from a syndicate of banks, from mandate letter to drawdown. Built around a fictional €40m facility, with a complete facility agreement.

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