Introduction to Land Law

Cover......Page 1
Introduction to Land Law......Page 2
Brief contents......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface to second edition......Page 15
Acknowledgement......Page 17
Table of cases......Page 18
Table of legislation......Page 24
Part 1 Introduction to Land Law......Page 26
What is land law?......Page 28
What issues arise in land law?......Page 29
Interests in land......Page 30
Why have a list of interests in land?......Page 34
The trust......Page 36
Other equitable interests: remedies......Page 37
Equitable interests in the modern law......Page 38
A strategy for estates......Page 40
A strategy for interests other than estates......Page 43
Commonhold: a new estate?......Page 44
Conclusions......Page 46
The range of proprietary interests recognised......Page 47
Registration......Page 48
Land and the 1925 legislation......Page 49
Conclusions......Page 50
Convention rights......Page 51
Enforcement of Convention rights......Page 53
Human rights in the enforcement of property rights......Page 54
Assessing human rights in land law......Page 55
Part 2 Acquiring Interests and Binding Purchasers......Page 58
Main issues and rules: adverse possession......Page 60
Critical and controversial issues: adverse possession......Page 68
Main issues and rules: fixtures......Page 70
Nature and importance......Page 75
Main issues and rules......Page 76
Critical and controversial issues......Page 86
Nature and importance......Page 96
Main issues and rules......Page 98
Critical and controversial issues......Page 105
Nature and importance......Page 114
Main issues and rules......Page 115
Critical and controversial issues......Page 125
Nature and importance......Page 133
Main issues and rules......Page 134
Critical and controversial issues......Page 147
Part 3 Rights to Enjoy Land......Page 156
Nature and importance......Page 158
Main issues and rules: successive interests......Page 159
Main issues and rules: concurrent interests......Page 161
Critical and controversial issues......Page 167
Nature and importance......Page 173
Main issues and rules......Page 176
Critical and controversial issues......Page 189
Nature and importance......Page 197
Main issues and rules......Page 198
Critical and controversial issues......Page 206
Nature and importance......Page 217
Main issues and rules......Page 218
Critical and controversial issues......Page 236
Part 4 Other Interests in Land......Page 244
Nature and importance......Page 246
Main issues and rules......Page 248
Critical and controversial issues......Page 252
Nature and importance......Page 259
Main issues and rules......Page 260
Critical and controversial issues......Page 268
Nature and importance......Page 281
Main issues and rules: restrictive covenants......Page 282
Main issues and rules: positive covenants......Page 289
Critical and controversial issues......Page 291
Nature and importance......Page 298
Main issues and rules......Page 299
Critical and controversial issues......Page 308
Glossary......Page 319
Index......Page 324