Fisher and Lightwood’s Law of Mortgages 13th Edition
The work provides comprehensive coverage of mortgage law from right to possession to taxes; as well as covering subjects beyond the typical scope, such as charging orders which frequently arise in day-to-day practice.
The 56 chapters are split into ten parts so you can find what you need easily:
Part I: Mortgages and charges
Part II: Parties to mortgages
Part III: Void or imperfect securities
Part IV: Transfer and devolution of mortgages
Part V: Mortgagee’s remedies
Part VI: Priorities of mortgages
Part VII: Incidence of the mortgage debt
Part VIII: Discharge of the mortgage
Part IX: Accounts and costs
Part X: Taxes
Numerous footnotes are included to allow you to quickly research a point or consider the relevant judgment.
New to Fisher and Lightwood’s Law of Mortgages 13th edition:
- Latest case law on the interpretation of mortgage instruments, including Close Asset Finance Ltd v Derek Allan Taylor, Dutton v Davis and Brighton & Hove City Council v Peter Audus
- Rewriting and restructuring of the section on mortgagee’s remedies, incorporating the steady flow of new case law together with discussion of the new practice direction on mortgage possession claims and recent procedural changes in the CPR
- Revised chapter on the application of the consumer credit legislation, to take account of the Consumer Credit Act 2006, including the new unfair relationships’ regime
- Important decision of Barclays Bank v Guy on rectification of the register to remove a charge
- Significant rewrite of the material on Charging Orders, which arises frequently in practice, taking into account Yorkshire Bank Finance Ltd v Mulhall, Royal Oak Property Co Ltd v Iktilat, Close Invoice Finance Ltd v Pile, Forrester Ketley & Co v Brent & Palette and many more
- Fisher and Lightwood’s Law of Mortgages 13th edition incorporates the amendments brought about by the Companies Act 2006
- HSBC Bank plc v Dyche on overreaching beneficial interests
- Scottish & Newcastle plc v Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Ltd on loss of priority by estoppel
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