PROPERTY LAW (LA2003 & LEVEL 5)

This subject is designed to help you study the property law of England and Wales.
The key to the successful study of property law is a solid knowledge and understanding
of the relevant statutory and common law rules, coupled with an appreciation of how
those rules fit together. Property law requires us to understand that ‘property’ is a
relationship between people over a thing, rather than the thing itself. Property is a
creation of law, it is the rights we have against other people recognised by our legal
system in relation to the thing we claim to own.
“Property law is also a subject steeped in history. Many of the concepts and much
of the language have their origin in centuries-old legal tradition. However, the historical
dimension of Property law – which in its own right is a fascinating topic for those with a
passion for social and legal history – should not blind us to the reality that we live in the
twenty-first century and that the principles of land law that touch us all in our everyday
lives have moved on. The great reforms of 1922–5 that gave birth to the reforming
property law legislation of 1925 no longer seem radical and unfamiliar, and the entry into
force of the Land Registration Act 2002 on 13 October 2003 heralded a new era. Even
that statute, which once seemed new and unfamiliar, is now over 20 years in force. Of
course, what we have now owes much to what we once had, but land law is a modern
subject and it has embraced the modern world, both in its substance and in its form. Land
law deals as much with human rights as it does with land ownership and as much with
electronic transactions as it does with paper deeds tied up with pink ribbon. Land law is
about the life of a community.” (Relevant excerpt from Modern Land Law by Professor
Martin Dixon 10th Edition).

CONTENT:
1. CO-OWNERSHIP:
2. LEASES, LICENSES & PROPRIETORY ESTOPPEL
3. THE LAW OF MORTGAGES
4. THE LAW OF EASEMENTS & PROFITS
5. FREEHOLD COVENANTS
6. ADVERSE POSSESSION
7. REGISTERED LAND
8. UNREGISTERED LAND