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"Focusing on land law, this book contains everything needed to understand and pass the LLB exams. Used together with ""Blackstone's LLB Cases and Materials"" it provides a complete study programme for the law student, enabling them to study at their own pace. Each chapter contains a set of learning objectives, research activities, self-assessment questions, and some also include end-of-chapter assessment questions. The cases and materials referred to in the ""Text"" are contained in the companion ""Cases and Materials"" volume, which also contains answers to the end-of-chapter assessment questions. Used together with ""Blackstone's LLB Cases and Materials"" this book provides a complete study programme for the law student, enabling them to study in their own time, at their own pace and in their own place. This text is a straightforward explanation of the principles of land law, without going into too much detail. The text is divided into 33 short chapters. It is up to date with all recent legislation, and includes an extended consideration of the trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, this being the most important change in land law since 1925. Each chapter contains a set of learning objectives, research activities, self-assessment questions and some also include end-of-chapter assessment questions. The cases and materials referred to in the text are contained in the companion Cases and Materials volume, which also contains answers to the end-of-chapter assessment questions."

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Author:   Roger Sexton
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Blackstone Press Ltd
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781854318183

ISBN 10:   1854318187
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   01 February 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction to the types of property rights in land: objectives; property rights which give immediate use and enjoyment of land; property rights against land owned by other people. Part 2 Some basic concepts of property law: objectives; the trust; trusts of land; proof of title to land; real property and personal property. Part 3 Tenures: objectives; feudal tenures; leasehold tenure. Part 4 Estates: objectives; fee simple; fee tail; life estates; estates in possession, reversion and remainder; interests under trusts; end-of-chapter assessment question. Part 5 Legal and equitable rights in land: objective; legal and equitable property rights; creation and transfer of legal property rights; creation of equitable interests in land; end-of-chapter assessment questions. Part 6 Differences in validity between legal property rights and equitable property rights: objectives; legal and equitable property rights - the tale of High Chimneys; the elements of the doctrine of notice; position of successors in title to a purchaser without notice. Part 7 The impact of the 1925 legislation. Part 8 Status of equitable interests after 1925. Part 9 Registration of title - the basic principles. Part 10 Overriding interests and minor interests. Part 11 Settlements of land. Part 12 The statutory powers of the life tenant. Part 13 Trusts for sale of land. Part 14 Co-ownership of land - the basic concepts. Part 15 Severance of joint tenancies. Part 16 The problems when co-owners fall out. Part 17 Leases - the basic requirements. Part 18 Obligations in leases. Part 19 The running of covenants in a lease. Part 20 Termination of leases. Part 21 Adverse possession and the limitation acts. Part 22 Rectification of the register of titles. Part 23 The essential characteristics of easements. Part 24 Express and implied grant of easements. Part 25 Prescription for easements (and profits). Part 26 Restrictive covenants the basic principles. Part 27 The passing of the benefit of restrictive covenants. Part 28 Escaping from restrictive covenants. Part 29 The creation of mortgages. Part 30 The remedies of mortgagees. Part 31 Special legal rules governing mortgages. Part 32 Priority of mortgages of unregistered titles. Part 33 Mortgages of registered land. (Part contents)

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