Land law. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Richards.
• Authors: Richards, Paul, 1951-
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Guided tour -- Table of cases -- Table of Statutes -- Table of Statutory Instruments -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Introduction and the acquisition of land -- 1 Land law -- some basic concepts -- Aims and objectives -- Land as legal construct -- What are the objectives in studying land law? -- So ... what is land? -- Rivers, lakes and the sea -- The classification of property -- Summary -- Further reading -- 2 Estates and interests in land -- an historical perspective -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Words of limitation -- Common law and equity The nature of legal and equitable rights -- The notion of the trust -- The bona fide purchaser for value of the legal estate without notice -- The development of other equitable interests -- How are equitable rights created? -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further reading -- 3 Estates and interests in land -- a modern perspective -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- The structure of land after 1925 -- The Law of Property Act 1925 -- The protection of equitable interests -- Registered land -- Summary -- Further reading -- 4 An outline of the conveyancing process and unregistered land Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Purchasing land -- the processes outlined -- Electronic conveyancing -- Summary -- Further reading -- 5 Registered land -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- The classification of interests under the Land Registration Act 2002 -- How the system of land registration works -- Interests protected by entry on the register -- Unregistered interests which override a registered disposition -- Alteration of the register -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 2 The estates in land -- 6 Leasehold estates in land -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction and terminology The nature of a lease -- The creation of leases -- Types of lease -- Covenants and the obligations of landlord and tenant -- Termination of leases -- Summary -- Further reading -- 7 Commonhold -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Why commonhold? -- Creation -- The commonhold association and management -- Termination of a commonhold scheme -- Summary -- Further reading -- 8 Licences and proprietary estoppel -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Types of licence -- Proprietary estoppel -- Summary -- Further reading -- 9 Adverse possession -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction Establishing adverse possession -- The limitation period -- Adverse possession and unregistered land -- Adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 1925 -- Adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 2002 -- Adverse possession and human rights -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 3 The ownership of land -- 10 Successive interests in land -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Strict settlements -- Trusts for sale -- Trusts of land -- Summary -- Further reading -- 11 Co-ownership I -- the structure -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Joint tenancy -- Tenancy in common
• Publisher Details: Harlow, England : Pearson Education
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.42043; Real property -- England -- Cases; Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- England -- Cases; Real property -- Wales -- Cases; Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Wales -- Cases; Land tenure -- Law and legislation; Real property; England; Wales; Electronic books; Electronic books; Trials, litigation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408287408; 1408287404; 1322012202; 9781322012209; 9781447904953; 1447904958
• Related ISBNs: 9781408287385; 1408287382
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