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Book SynopsisThe only book on land law to include a running case study to illustrate how the law works in practice.Trusted by students for over 30 years, Textbook on Land Law gives a practical and innovative edge to modern land law. Perfectly pitched for students studying land law for the first time, the running case study will galvanize interest in the topics by allowing students to visualize and engage with the topics.- Features practical examples throughout to provide students with a frame of reference to put this often abstract subject into a clear context- Combines academic detail and accuracy with a direct and engaging writing style to give lucidity to complex areas- Examines core areas covered on land and property law courses, and has been consistently relied upon and refined over seventeen editions- Includes extracts and sample legal documents to demonstrate how land law works in the real world and end-of chapter further reading references to direct additional researchNew to this edition:-
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Accessible and nurturing, [this is] perhaps the best all-rounder textbook on land law available at present. * Dr Tim Sinnamon, Royal Holloway, University of London *
It is designed with a student's needs in mind. In depth relevant examples make it interesting. * Andrea Garvey, law student, Swansea University *
Well stated and clear. Great basis for further discussion and clarity of explanation. * Anne Street, Senior Teaching Fellow, SOAS, University of London *
It is excellent, provides students with a comprehensive review of the law, as well as giving them useful pointers in terms of reform. * Emily Allbon, Senior Lecturer, City, University of London *
Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1: Estates in Land 2: Interests in Land Part II: The Freehold Estate 3: Buying a house 4: The contract 5: Unregistered land 6: Registered land 7: Acquisition of an estate by adverse possession Part III: Legal estates 8: The freehold estate 9: The leasehold estate 10: Obligations of landlord and tenant 11: Enforcement of leasehold covenants 12: Remedies of breach of leasehold covenants Part IV: Trusts 13: Express and implied trusts 14: Trusts of land 15: Settled Land Act settlements 16: The rule against perpetuities 17: Co-ownership 18: Trusts of the family home 19: Proprietary estoppel Part V: Licences and Rights to the Family Home 20: Licences and their enforcement 21: Special rights in relation to the family home Part VI: Rights in Land 22: Mortgages and charges 23: Priorities in relation to mortgages and charges 24: Easements and profits à prendre 25: Freehold covenants Part VII: In Conclusion 26: What is land?
