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#Courses and Subjects - Faculty of Law

1. Introduction: The distinction between personal and property rights. The definition of land (including fixtures). The range of property rights in land (including freehold and leasehold estates). Law and equity. Formalities. Historical overview of the property legislation since 1925-. The relevance of Human rights in property Law.

2. Adverse possession (under both the Land Registration Act 2002, and the law prior to the 2002 Act)

3. Registration of title: Registrable interests. The effect of registration. Notices and restrictions. Dispositions. Interests that override registered dispositions. Alteration and indemnity.

4. Mortgages: Creation and characteristics. Nature of the equity of redemption. Undue influence, duress, misrepresentation. Rights, remedies and duties of mortgagees (excludinjg questions of priority between mortgages.

5. Trusts and co-ownership: Concurrent interests. Trusts of land. Acquisition of beneficial interests. Overreaching. Joint tenancy and tenancy in common. Severance and survivorship.

6. Easements: Nature and characteristics. Modes of acquisition. Enforceability. Termination.

7. Freehold covenants: Nature and characteristics. Enforceability. Termination.

8. Leases: Nature and characteristics. The distinction between leases and licences. Creation. Assignment. Termination.

9 Licences: proprietary estoppel.

10 Human Rights and Property Law

Only outline knowledge will be required of the regulation of mortgage finance and the law on the forfeiture of leases. Questions will not be set on the Land Charges Act 1972, dispositions of unregistered land that trigger first registration of title profits а prendre the statutory security of tenure of tenants, and the enforceability of leasehold covenants.