Land Law

Introduction

Introduction to land law

• Introduction
• Types of Proprietary right
• Common law and equity and the distinction between legal and equitable interests in property
• The origins of the distinction between legal and equitable rights
• Distinction between legal and equitable rights in Modern Land Law
• Creation of the legal right
• Creation of the equitable right

License

• Introduction
• Nature of licenses
• Types of licenses
• Distinguishing a licence from a lease

The registration of land

• Development of the principles of registration of title
• Fundamental Principles that underlie Registered Land
• Registration under the Land Registration Act 2002
• Registrable Dispositions (Section 27 of the LRA 2002)
• Overriding Interests
• Protected Registered Interests
• Alterations of the register and indemnity

Co-ownership

• Nature of co-ownership
• Types of co-ownership
• Creation of Co-ownership
• Severance of a joint tenancy
• Resolution of Disputes by Co-owners

Proprietary estoppel

• Background to proprietary estoppel
• Willmott v Barber probanda
• Modern elements of proprietary estoppel
• Result of a successful plea of Proprietary Estoppel

Easements

• Defining easements
• Characteristics of an easements
• Creation of an easements
• Extinguishment of an easements

Freehold covenants

• Nature of a covenant
• Duality of a freehold covenant
• Enforcing the covenant against successors in title
• Breach of covenants and consequences
• Discharge of freehold covenants

Mortgages

• Creation of mortgages
• Protection for the mortgagor
• Rights of the mortgagee

Adverse possession

• What is Adverse Possession
• Why allow Adverse Possession
• The Land Registration Act 2002
• Elements required to make a claim of adverse possession