Land Law (law25300)

This guide will be sufficient to get a high 2.1/1st in finals if you do only problem questions. There are some minor summaries of academics at the end for each topic, but the document is mostly rules/case summaries in a guide form to be used step-by-step. The main headings from the contents page are in neon pink. CONTENTS: 1. Registration 2. Leases 3. Adverse possession 4. TOLATA 5. Estoppel + Licences 6. Co-ownership 7. Covenants 8. Easements

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of easements in Land Law. This document sets out a structure that can be used to answer any problem question on this topic. It outlines the requirements for an easement as stated in Re Ellenborough Park, the additional criteria found in Regency Villas, the process of acquiring an easement under the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 2002 (express) or through implied acquisition (e.g., under the rule in Wheeldon v Burrows), the proces...

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of proprietary estoppel in Land Law. This document covers the 4 stage test for proprietary estoppel established in Thorner v Major (representation/assurance, reliance, detriment, unconscionability), the effect of proprietary estoppel under the Land Registration Act 2002 and the remedy for proprietary estoppel following the SC case of Guest v Guest.

Comprehensive summary/essay plan on the appropriate basis for granting a remedy in proprietary estoppel cases in Land Law, specifically following the SC judgment of Guest v Guest. This document outlines the judgment and advantages and critiques of both the majority and minority approach which can be used to structure an essay on this topic.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of co-ownership in Land Law. This document sets out a structure that can be used to answer any problem question on the topic. It sets out the difference between a joint tenancy and a tenancy-in-common, the test to determine how the property is held at common law, the test to determine how the property is held in equity, the process by which co-ownership can be severed, the trustee's powers/beneficiary's rights, the effect of bankruptcy, and the...

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of leases and licenses in Land Law. This document covers the content requirements for a lease set out in Street v Mountford (exclusive possession, for a term, and at a rent), the special case of a Bruton tenant, the formalities required for a lease under the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 2002, and contractual licenses. This document can be used as a structure for any problem question on this topic.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of covenants in Land Law. This document sets out a structure which can be used to answer any problem question on this topic. It sets out the test for distinguishing a positive from a negative covenant, the test for determining whether the burden has passed in equity and common law, the test for determining whether the benefit has passed in equity and common law and the process by which covenants may be extinguished or modified.

This document sets out a comprehensive summary of various actual occupation cases in Land Law, including the circumstances of the case and whether the court found there to be actual occupation or not. These cases can be used in problem questions when applying Schedule 3, para 2 Land Registration Act 2002 to determine whether there is actual occupation on the facts at hand.