About the exam
SQE1 FLK2 Exam structure
An independent 601-question England and Wales SQE1 FLK2 practice bank covering Property, Wills and Estates, contextual Solicitors Accounts, Land, Trusts, Criminal Liability and Criminal Law and Practice under the specification applicable from September 2026.
Issuer and path
SQE1 Functioning Legal Knowledge 2 Study Guide is administered through Solicitors Regulation Authority. Check official resources before booking, retesting, or relying on a stale requirement.
SQE1 Functioning Legal Knowledge 2
180 scored + 0 pretest
The separate 180-question closed-book assessment covering the six FLK2 blueprint classifications with contextual Solicitors Accounts and pervasive ethics.
Confirm both the window and the FLK day
Check the published FLK2 date range, assessment centre, law cutoff, identification, security, reasonable-adjustment and resit rules; passing FLK2 alone does not complete SQE1.
Official Outline Coverage Map
Coverage is mapped to official outline item counts so content depth can be checked without hard-coding a single exam.
| Topic | Official outline items | Your questions | Your flashcards | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold Transactions | 0 | 17 | 5 | Priority |
| Lease Grants and Assignments | 0 | 17 | 5 | Priority |
| Lease Covenants, Remedies and Security of Tenure | 0 | 17 | 5 | Priority |
| Planning and Building Control | 0 | 17 | 5 | Good |
| Property Taxation | 0 | 17 | 5 | Priority |
| Solicitors Accounts in Conveyancing | 0 | 16 | 5 | Priority |
| Wills: Validity, Construction and Revocation | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Intestacy and Property Outside the Estate | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Grants and Estate Administration | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Estate Claims and Taxation | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Solicitors Accounts in Estate Administration | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Nature, Title and Formalities | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Co-ownership and Trusts of Land | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Easements, Covenants and Mortgages | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Leases and Licences | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Express and Resulting Trusts | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Family-home Trusts and Proprietary Estoppel | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Stranger Liability and Fiduciary Duties | 0 | 25 | 5 | Good |
| Trustees, Breach and Equitable Remedies | 0 | 25 | 5 | Priority |
| Specified Criminal Offences | 0 | 34 | 5 | Priority |
| Liability Principles, Parties and Attempts | 0 | 33 | 5 | Priority |
| General and Partial Defences | 0 | 33 | 5 | Priority |
| Police-station Advice and Identification | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Bail, First Hearings and Venue | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Criminal Case Management and Disclosure | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Criminal Evidence and Trial | 0 | 20 | 5 | Priority |
| Sentence, Appeals, Youth Court and Welsh Language | 0 | 20 | 5 | Good |
How to use this guide
How to study for FLK2
Use closed-book rule anchors, realistic client facts, primary-classification ranges and an ethical decision check across every subject.
Client
Identify the client, other parties, capacity, objectives, authority and material chronology.
Issue
Classify the primary FLK2 subject and the precise substantive, transactional, accounting or procedural decision required.
Rule
Recall the controlling fundamental rule, gateway, exception, deadline and remedy at newly qualified solicitor level.
Apply
Use every material fact and distinguish missing evidence from an established legal conclusion.
Ethics
Check duties to client, court, regulator and third parties plus confidentiality, conflict and accounting consequences.
Action
Choose the single legally and professionally best next step and preserve the required record.
Freehold Transactions
Registered and unregistered title, searches and enquiries, finance and lender work, contracts, exchange, completion, registration and delayed completion.
Key rules
Rule 1
Analyse official copies or an epitome of title, identify defects and further action, and report clearly to the client.
Exam cue: Move chronologically from title and searches to contract, exchange, completion and post-completion.
Rule 2
Select pre-contract searches and enquiries, identify who makes them, interpret results and apply the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol where relevant.
Exam cue: Separate client duty from lender duty and identify any conflict.
Rule 3
Apply funding, mortgages, lender instructions and certificate-of-title duties alongside the buyer or seller retainer.
Exam cue: Identify the client, primary FLK2 classification, substantive rule, procedure, ethical duty and best action.
Rule 4
Draft and negotiate the contract, exchange with authority, complete the transfer and financial steps, register, and apply delayed-completion remedies.
Exam cue: Identify the client, primary FLK2 classification, substantive rule, procedure, ethical duty and best action.
Common traps
Treating a search result as self-explanatory without advising on consequence and next action.
Prevention: Check the sitting-specific law cutoff, keep Solicitors Accounts in its official context and reject any answer that imports an FLK1 rule as the controlling subject.
Exchanging without verified authority or unresolved lender conditions.
Prevention: Check the sitting-specific law cutoff, keep Solicitors Accounts in its official context and reject any answer that imports an FLK1 rule as the controlling subject.
Memory anchors
Freehold Transactions: scope
Registered and unregistered title, searches and enquiries, finance and lender work, contracts, exchange, completion, registration and delayed completion.
Freehold Transactions: focus 1
Analyse official copies or an epitome of title, identify defects and further action, and report clearly to the client.
Freehold Transactions: focus 2
Select pre-contract searches and enquiries, identify who makes them, interpret results and apply the Law Society Conveyancing Protocol where relevant.
Freehold Transactions: focus 3
Apply funding, mortgages, lender instructions and certificate-of-title duties alongside the buyer or seller retainer.
Freehold Transactions: focus 4
Draft and negotiate the contract, exchange with authority, complete the transfer and financial steps, register, and apply delayed-completion remedies.
Next best moves
Quick check-up
Use a short quiz to confirm the rule pattern is actually sticking.
Check-up Questions
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Official resources
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SQE1 Assessment Specification
Controlling SRA/Kaplan web specification for FLK division, functioning legal knowledge, closed-book assessment, four-month law cutoff and threshold level.
September 2026 SQE1 Assessment Specification
Published April 2026 next-cycle assessment specification applicable after 1 September 2026.
September 2026 FLK2
Full post-review FLK2 content across Property, Wills and Estates, contextual Solicitors Accounts, Land, Trusts and Criminal Law.
2026 annual-review changes
Official transition evidence and detailed FLK1 and FLK2 changes applying after 1 September 2026.
Annex 4 FLK blueprint
Official subject percentage ranges, Single Best Classification, contextual Solicitors Accounts and pervasive ethics and AML ceiling.
SQE1 assessment day
Current two-day structure with two 90-question and 153-minute sessions per FLK and scheduled break.
SQE assessment dates
January and July 2027 FLK dates and sitting-specific examinable-law cutoffs.
SQE1 sample questions
Official evidence for five-option single-best-answer style, timing and the warning that samples are not a full mock.
Marking and standard-setting policy
Separate FLK pass marks, standard setting, equating, measurement correction and 0–500 scaled reporting.
FAQ
Common SQE1 FLK2 questions
What subjects belong in FLK2?
Property Law and Practice, Wills and the Administration of Estates, Solicitors Accounts in those two contexts, Land Law, Trusts Law, Criminal Liability and Criminal Law and Practice.
Why are there six domains rather than seven?
Annex 4 gives six FLK2 percentage bands. Solicitors Accounts has no separate percentage band: it is assessed in the context of Property Law and Practice and Wills and the Administration of Estates, so this guide keeps accounts topics inside those two classifications.
What is excluded because it belongs to FLK1?
Business Law and Practice, Dispute Resolution, Contract Law, Tort, the Legal System and Legal Services are FLK1 classifications. A realistic FLK2 problem may contain connected facts, but those areas do not become FLK2 blueprint subjects.
Is FLK2 half of one combined 360-question score?
No. SQE1 contains two separate 180-question assessments. FLK1 and FLK2 each have their own pass mark, and both must be passed to pass SQE1.
How is one FLK2 assessment day organised?
It has two closed-book computer-based sessions. Each contains 90 single-best-answer questions and lasts 2 hours 33 minutes, with a scheduled 60-minute break between sessions.
Are the six subjects given fixed question counts?
No. Annex 4 gives a 14–20% range for each classification. Single Best Classification records the primary focus even when a question needs knowledge from several subjects.
How are ethics and money laundering treated?
Ethics and Professional Conduct pervades FLK2 rather than appearing as a separate subject. Ethics and money-laundering questions together can make up to 20% in an SQE1 sitting, but money laundering is assessed in FLK1 only.
Must I memorise tax rates and thresholds?
The specification applicable from September 2026 says that where a question requires a monetary exemption, relief, rate or threshold to be applied, the value will be provided. Candidates still need to identify and apply the correct tax principle in Property or Wills and Estates.
Which law applies to my sitting?
The cutoff is four calendar months before the first assessment in the whole window, not four months before FLK2. The January 2027 window starts on 11 January, so its published law-and-practice cutoff is 11 September 2026. This bank was reviewed against law in force on 29 July 2026 and therefore requires final revalidation for changes taking effect by that future cutoff.
Is the raw pass mark always 60%?
No. The Assessment Board sets each FLK pass mark using standard setting and equating as appropriate. Scores are then placed on a 0–500 scale with the pass point at 300.
Does the September 2026 specification apply now?
The July 2026 SQE1 used the version applicable before September. The published updated specification applies to assessments after 1 September 2026 and controls the next SQE1 window in January 2027.
Are the 601 allocations official?
No. They are Pass Harbor practice-bank allocations that keep each domain within its Annex 4 range. The SRA does not publish fixed topic or subject item counts for a live form.
What does the full mock mode reproduce?
It draws 180 original five-option FLK2 questions across all six official classifications within the published subject ranges. It is independent practice and does not reproduce, recall or predict secure SRA questions.