Subjects:

Property Law

Contents:

Table of Cases - Table of Statutes - Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction to Land Law - Buying and Selling Land - Adverse Possession - PART II: THE ESTATES AND INTERESTS - Freehold Land - Leases - Mortgages - Easements and Profits - Covenants in Freehold Land - PART III: TRANSFERRING LAND - Conflicting Interests in Unregistered Land - Registered Title - PART IV: TRUSTS OF LAND - Trusts of Land - Co-ownership - PART V LAND LAW, PAST AND PRESENT - Licences in Land - Further Reading - Index

This volume provides a clear and straightforward introduction to basic English land law rules. Revised throughout this fourth edition updates the statute and case law. It includes a commentary on the likely impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on land law, and on the Law Commission's proposals for reform of the registered land system. The clear style should enable the student to gain a firm grounding in the basic concepts and rules of land law, and the book provides ample practice and revision material.