The Law, and how to find it
What this website does...
Mortgage law, practice and procedure is complicated and like most other areas of the law, it is constantly changing. This website provides limited, summary information for reference only on some of the main topics, together with monthly updates on caselaw and other developments.
Click on the sub-pages under the Law tab to find a list of pages. These are set out in logical order and the contents are written in an easy to follow format, with hyperlinks to publicly available sources of law and other relevant information. We may alter the pages from time to time but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
This year's monthly updates and previous years' archives include downloadable pdf files containing full casenotes. There are forms to subscribe for free.
...and what it does not do
This website is not a substitute for taking legal advice, and if you have a legal problem please do not e-mail us with your enquiry.
We cannot undertake a duty of care to advise on individual legal problems and always recommend that you consult a solicitor or advice agency in the first place.
If, notwithstanding this, you still need to obtain formal legal advice, either via your solicitor or directly under the Bar Council's Direct Public Access Scheme, please contact Nigel Clayton's Clerks at Kings Chambers. Details are on the Contact page.
Links to other useful resources...and some blogs
- BAILII - the British and Irish Legal Information Institute - browse a whole range of UK, Commonwealth and World law resources
- UK Legislation - browse UK Acts and Statutory Instruments
- Ministry of Justice - for the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Directions and Pre-Action Protocols
- HMCTS - for court and tribunal forms
- UK Finance (Mortgages) - for policy, news and statistics on residential mortgage lending
- Financial Conduct Authority - including the FCA Handbook
- HM Land Registry - for a range of resources related to the registration of title to land and charges plus useful Practice Guides
- Kings Chambers - a leading set of civil barristers' chambers based in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham
- Bar Council - information about the administration of the Bar and the role of barristers
- Law Society - the professional body for solicitors with information across a range of practice areas
- Property Law UK - specialist information across a range of property topics provided by an expert team of editors
- Shelter - the housing and homelessness charity, with information about mortgage arrears, repossessions and evictions
- Citizens Advice - how to deal with mortgage problems
- The Money Advice Service - help with mortgages
- Civil Litigation Brief - updates and commentary on civil litigation
- Nearly Legal - housing law, news and comment