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Legal Estates, Legal Interests And Equitable Interests In Land Flashcards

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What statutory provisions are the forms of land contained in?

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Law of Property Act 1925

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What are the two types of legal estates?

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Freehold and leasehold

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What are the 5 types of legal interests?

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Easement
Rent charge
Legal Mortgage
Other similar charges
Rights of Entry
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What are the equitable interests?

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All other interests in land are equitable

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What is the definition of freehold?

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Fee Simple Absolute in Possession

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Define Fee Simple Absolute in Possession.

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‘Inheritable Interest’ ‘By General Heirs’ ‘Interest not subject to anything else’ ‘Interest is current and person is living there or in receipts of profits’

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What is the Walsingham Case (1573)?

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“He who has a fee-simple in land has a time in land without end, or the land for a time without end.”

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What is the case of Minister of State for the Army v Dalziel (1944)?

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“The tenant of an unencumbered estate in fee simple has the largest possible bundle [of rights]”

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Where is ‘possession’ defined in law?

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Law of Property Act 1925 s205(1)

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How is a leasehold defined?

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Terms of years absolute

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What benefits does a leasehold allow?

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An asset that will generally gain in capital value - barring recessions
A regular income - in the form of rent
Ensure the maintenance of the asset by or at the expense of another

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Where is term of years absolute defined?

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Law of Property Act 1925 s205(27)

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What are the2 types of obsolete legal estates?

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Life estates

Entailed estates

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What are life estates?

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On death of the tenant, the estate will revert back to the grantor or his heirs.

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Why is a life estate not a legal estate?

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They are not absolute, they are certain to end on the death of the tenant for life

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Define pur autre vie.

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The life of another

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What is an entailed estate?

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Left to certain heirs (e.g. only male relatives)

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Why are entailed estates not classed as a legal estate?

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No new entailed estates can be created since the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 Sch1 (5)

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What is common hold?

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Register he freeholder of common parts (stairwell) then private company whose members are unit holders

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When was common hold introduced?

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By Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act in 2002

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Why can’t future interests be legal estates?

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They are due to take place in the future so are not in possession

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What are the two types of future interests?

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Reversion

Remainder

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What is reversion?

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Granting a life interest to someone and when it ends the enjoyment returns back to you

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What is remainder?

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Granting a life interest to someone and remainder to someone else. When the first person dies the second receives the interest

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What is an example of an easement?
Right of way
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What case supports easements?
Metropolitan Railway v Fowler [1892]
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What is the case of Metropolitan Railway v Fowler [1892]?
Defined an easement as "some right which a person has over land which is not his own"
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What is a profit á prendre?
Entitles the holder to take something from another persons land
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What is an example of a profit á prendre?
Right to fish, right to take wood
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How is a profit granted and by what?
By express grant | S26 Law of Property Act 1925 but has to be registered
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What are the three forms of land?
Legal estate Legal interests Equitable interests
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How can profits exist?
In both law and equity but to be a legal interest must meet the requirements
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When can a profit be acquired by implied grant?
Under rules relating to necessity, common intention and s62
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Does a profit need to be exclusive?
No, meaning it can be enjoyed in conjunction with others
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What is a rent charge?
Occurs when a landowner sold the land for a lump sum and charged the land with the payment of a periodic sum
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What is the penalty if the rentcharge is paid?
The holder ha a right of entry over the property to collect the sum
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How did the Rentcharges Act 1977 change this area of law?
No new ones to be created and existing ones will be brought to an end in 2037
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What is a legal mortgage?
Where the mortgagor grants a mortgage to the mortgagee by creating a legal charge over his land to act as security for the loan
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Who is the mortgagor?
The landowner
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Who is the mortgagee?
The lender
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What case related to mortgages?
Santley v Wilde [1899]
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What is the case of Santley v Wilde [1899]?
"A mortgage is a conveyance of land or an assignment of chattels as security for the payment of a debt or the discharge of some other obligation for which it is given"
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What is a right of entry?
The right of a landlord to forfeit a lease to observe the terms of the lease
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What form does right of entry have to be to be enforceable?
Legal
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Name 4 equitable interests in land.
Restrictive Covenants Beneficial Interests Under a Trust in Land Life Interest Interests Failing the Formal Requirement for their Creation in Law
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What is a restrictive covenant?
A covenant used to maintain the character of residential areas
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What's an example of a restrictive covenant?
No aerials in the front of house | No caravans on drive
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What is a beneficial interest under a trust of land?
The legal estate is held on trust by trustees for the benefit of the beneficiaries, who holds the equitable estate
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When is an example of a beneficial interest?
A minor inheriting a property would have a beneficial interest and trustees, appointed by the deceased would maintain the legal estate for the minor
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What is a life interest?
Interest will last for the life of the person whom it was granted, or for another person where granted
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What is an interest failing the formal requirements for their creation in land?
Where someone attempted to create a legal interest but the formalities were not met so created an equitable interest instead
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What are the requirement for a legal estate / interest to qualify?
Must be listed in s1 and must satisfy the formal requirements
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Where are the requirements for a deed set out?
S1 Law of Property (Miscellaneous Property) Act 1989
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What are the requirements for a deed?
1. Document makes it clear that it's intended to be a deed 2. The deed is executed (signed) by the persons making the deed 3. In the presence of a witness who verifies that persons signature 4. It is delivered as a deed by the person who signed it
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What are the exceptions for short leases regarding deeds?
Less than 3 years Taking effect in possession At an open market rent without payment of a premium
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How can a short lease with the exception be created?
Parol (orally) without a deed
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If a legal estate is transferred to a minor, what happens?
Only the equitable interest will be transferred, the legal estate will remain with the transferor who will hold the legal interest as a trustee for the minor
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What statute must you satisfy if you are creating a contract for sale or other disposition?
S2 Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989
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What are the requirements when creating a contract for sale or other disposition?
- Made in writing - Incorporate all terms in one document - Must be signed by each party
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What happens if you fail to meet the requirements for creating a contract for sale or other disposition?
Will render the contract non-existent
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How must an express trust be delivered?
Must be in writing and signed
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Where are the requirements for an express trust stated?
S53(1) Law of Property Act 1925
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How must an implied trust be delivered?
No writing is required nor a contract
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Where are the requirements for implied trust stated?
S53(2) Law of Property Act 1925 | S2(5) Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989

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