Land Law

Question 1

Law of Property Act

Answer 1

1925

Raft of legislation between 1922 and 1925

Question 2

Land Registration Act (LRA 2002)

Answer 2

Question 3

Freehold Estate

Answer 3

Can last indefinitely - in perpetuity

Question 4

Leasehold Estate

Answer 4

Which is for a fixed length of time

Question 5

Real property

Answer 5

Immovable property such as land and things attached to the land. Real property also includes all interests in property

Question 6

Personal property

Answer 6

Is split into a further 2 categories -

1) Choses in Possession
2) Choses in Action

Question 7

Choses in possession

Answer 7

Chattels and other tangible, moveable pieces or personal property, eg glass of wine, a car, a book or phone

Question 8

Choses in Action

Answer 8

Intangible pieces of property eg right to sue, debts, intellectual property suck as copyright, stocks and shares

Question 9

Realty has two subgroups:

Answer 9

1) Corporeal hereditaments
2) incorporeal hereditaments

Hereditaments - is any kind of property capable of being inherited

Question 10

Corporeal hereditaments

Answer 10

Denotes the physical or tangible aspects of land, the soil, buildings, freehold land, trees, crops, minerals etc

Question 11

Incorporeal hereditaments

Answer 11

Denotes rights over land that are non-physical or intangible, such as rights of way, or the right to prevent yoir neighbour from turning his house into a fish and chip shop, leases, mortgages etc

Question 12

Defininition of land in Law of Property Act 2005

Answer 12

Question 13

Coal

Answer 13

Coal under the land of the owner is owned by the Coal Authority - Coal Industry Act 1994

Question 14

Oil, gas and petroleum

Answer 14

Owned by the Crown under the Perroleum Act 1988

Question 15

Gold and silver

Answer 15

Crown rights originally established by commin law

Question 16

Registered conveyancing

Answer 16

Sale and transfer of registered land

Question 17

Unregistered conveyancing

Answer 17

Sale and transfer of unregsitered land, not yet on land registry. Still involves examination of documents. 15% of land not registered

Question 18

What is land law

Answer 18

Question 19

Sources of Land Law

Three of the most important statutes:

Answer 19

1) Law of Property Act 1925
2) Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
3) Land Registration Act 2002

Question 20

Definition of Land

Answer 20