Subjects:

Property Law

Contents:

Tenures.

Estates.

Law and equity.

Unregistered conveyancing.

Registration of title.

Perpetuities.

Successive interests - settled land and trusts for land.

Co-ownership.

Trusts and powers.

Wills and intestacy.

Contracts of sale.

Proprietary estoppel.

Leases and tenancies.

Leasehold covenants.

Freehold covenants.

Licences.

Incorporeal hereditaments.

Mortgages.

Disabilities.

Adverse possession and limitation.

The social control of land.

Megarry & Wade: The Law of Real Property is an established textbook leading the way in land and property courses. It provides a succinct exposition of all the major topics commonly taught on undergraduate and CPE courses and sets out clearly the legal framework for real property.

This edition emphasises the increasing importance of registered land and considers the impact of the Land Registration Bill 2000 and the Human Rights Act 1998, plus updating all new legislation and Acts with detailed information on:-

• The Trusts of Land Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
• The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995
• The Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994
• The Housing Act 1996
• The Land Registration Act 1998