06126oam 2200625 450 991015481380332120230803020943.01-4082-1914-X(CKB)2550000001079076(SSID)ssj0000887693(PQKBManifestationID)12467478(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000887693(PQKBWorkID)10859173(PQKB)10375417(MiAaPQ)EBC5186138(MiAaPQ)EBC5187829(MiAaPQ)EBC5834037(MiAaPQ)EBC5139019(MiAaPQ)EBC5483571(MiAaPQ)EBC6398833(Au-PeEL)EBL5139019(CaONFJC)MIL492438(OCoLC)844430387(EXLCZ)99255000000107907620210426d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrLand law /Emma Warner-Reed1st ed.Harlow, England :Pearson,[2013]©20131 online resource (474 pages) illustrations (some color)Living LawIncludes index.1-4082-1912-3 1-299-61188-5 Cover -- Contents -- Guided tour -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of European legislation -- Chapter 1 Introduction to land law -- The national obsession -- The structure of land ownership in England and Wales -- The 1925 reforms and the doctrine of estates -- The two legal estates: freehold and leasehold -- Commonhold land -- Registered and unregistered land -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 What is land? -- What does it mean to own land? -- The definition of land -- Land as a slice of the earth -- Boundaries -- Fixtures and chattels -- Things found on the land -- Limitations on land ownership -- Chapter 3 The acquisition of freehold land -- The conveyancing process -- Investigation of title -- Formalities -- The contract -- Completion -- Registration -- Electronic conveyancing -- Chapter 4 Interests in land -- Legal interests -- Creation of legal interests -- Equitable interests -- The creation and transfer of equitable interests -- Importance of the distinction between legal and equitable interests -- Enforcing interests in land pre-1926 -- Enforcement of interests in registered land -- Enforcement of interests in unregistered land -- Overreaching - a little help at hand -- Chapter 5 The leasehold estate -- Why do we need leases? -- The terminology of leases -- What is a lease? -- Different types of lease -- Licences and the lease/licence distinction -- Essential characteristics of a lease -- Situations in which there can only be a licence -- Formalities for the creation or transfer of a lease -- Registration requirements -- Termination of leases -- Chapter 6 Informal methods of acquisition: adverse possession -- What is adverse possession? -- Adverse possession: a controversial method of land acquisition? -- Acquiring land through adverse possession.The mechanics of claiming adverse possession -- Getting the squatter out -- Preventing time from running -- Leaseholds and adverse possession -- The political aspect -- Changes in the law affecting adverse possession claims -- Chapter 7 Informal methods of acquisition: resulting and constructive trusts -- Resulting trusts -- Constructive trusts -- Chapter 8 Informal methods of acquisition: proprietary estoppel -- What is proprietary estoppel? -- Why is proprietary estoppel important? -- How to establish a claim in proprietary estoppel -- The effect of proprietary estoppel -- The proprietary nature of estoppel -- Similarities to constructive trusts -- Chapter 9 Co-ownership -- Co-ownership as a concept -- Separation of legal and equitable title -- Co-ownership of the legal estate -- Co-ownership of the equitable estate -- Recognising the form of co-ownership -- Severing the joint tenancy -- Bringing an end to co-ownership -- Chapter 10 Interests in land: easements -- What is an easement? -- Easements compared with other forms of right -- Essential characteristics of an easement -- The creation of easements -- The protection of easements -- Extinguishment of easements -- Reform -- Chapter 11 Freehold covenants -- What is a covenant? -- Enforceability of freehold covenants -- The position with positive covenants -- Protection of freehold covenants -- Remedies for breach of covenant -- Discharge of covenants -- Reform -- Chapter 12 Interests in land: mortgages -- What is the relevance of mortgages? -- What is a mortgage? -- Mortgage terminology -- Rights of the borrower -- Undue influence -- Rights of the lender -- Equitable mortgages -- Protection of the mortgage interest -- Priorities of mortgages -- Chapter 13 Covenants in leases -- The structure of a lease -- What is a covenant? -- Implied covenants -- Express covenants.Remedies for breach of covenant -- The transmission of leasehold covenants -- Chapter 14 Lawyer's brief -- The brief -- A prior claim? -- A situation arises -- Letter from residents of King's Mead -- An adversarial email -- A repairing issue -- A private matter -- The last straw -- File round-up -- Glossary -- Index.Your textbook is about more than simply learning the legal principles. That's why every title in the Living Law Series is packed with innovative and interactive activities that will improve your understanding of the law, strengthen your legal writing, problem solving and research skills - enabling you to see how the law works in the real 'living' world and equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in your study.Living law (Harlow, England)Real propertyGreat BritainOutlines, syllabi, etcReal property346.41043Warner-Reed Emma947617MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910154813803321Land law2884430UNINA