Land Law Text Cases and Materials

Author: Ben Mcfarlane; Nicholas Hopkins; Sarah Nield
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199208210
Published In: June 2009
Format: Paperback , 1200 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Comprehensive, accessible and authoritative commentary from leading experts in the field
Well-chosen extracts from key cases and materials, including statutes, case law, academic literature and law reform proposals, illustrate and contextualize the points of law
A fresh perspective on the key issues in land law, placing the legal doctrines in a wider context
Examples and diagrams explain and clarify complex issues
'Central Issues' at the start of each chapter enable students to prioritise and structure the content of each topic
Questions at the end of each chapter enable students to reinforce and consolidate their learning
Further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter support students' additional work

Written by three leading academics in the field, this new book offers a stimulating and thought-provoking guide to land law. It collates the most important cases and best writing on the subject in a single volume and draws on key primary and secondary sources: combined with insightful author commentary this creates a complete learning resource for students.

The authors' commentary offers a fresh perspective and presents land law as a vibrant subject which confronts pressing social issues with sophistication. The authors' enthusiasm for the subject absorbs readers' attention from the outset and enables them to gain a secure understanding of the fundamental principles of the subject, as well as guiding them through the more complex issues. This text provides students with the detailed knowledge and analytical tools required to engage fully with the many debates raised by this fascinating subject.

Designed as a stand-alone textbook, undergraduates, as well as anyone studying English land law, will find everything they need in this one convenient and easy-to-use volume.

Online Resource Centre

Accompanied by an Online Resource Centre containing updates (including new cases, statutes and commentary) plus suggested answers to questions posed at the end of chapters and further discussion of subsidiary points in the text. Also includes web links and a test bank.

A. INTRODUCTION
1: What's Special About Land?
2: Land as Private Property
3: Legal Estates and Legal Interests
4: Equitable Interests
5: Human Rights and Land
B. THE PRIORITY TRIANGLE
6: The Priority Triangle
7: Direct Rights
8: The Priority Triangle in Action: Licences
B1. The Acquisition of a Legal Estate or Interest in Land
9: Formal Methods of Acquisition: Contracts, Deeds and Registration
10: Informal Methods of Acquisition: Adverse Possession
B2. The Acquisition of an Equitable Interest in Land
11: Introduction
12: The Doctrine of Anticipation: Walsh v Lonsdale
13: Proprietary Estoppel
14: Trusts of Land
B3. Priority
15: Unregistered Land and Priorities
16: Registered Land and Priorities
17: Evaluating the Land Registration Act 2002
C.THE SHARED HOME
18: Interests in the Home
19: Regulating Co-Ownership
20: Co-Ownership and Third Parties: Priorities
21: Co-Ownership and Third Parties: Applications for Sale
22: Successive Ownership
D. LEASES
23: The Lease
24: Regulating Leases and Protecting Occupiers
25: Leasehold Covenants
E. NEIGHBOURS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS
26: Easements
27: Freehold Covenants
28: Flat Ownership: Long Leases and Commonhold
F. SECURITY RIGHTS
29: Security Interests in Land
30: Borrower Protection
31: Lender's Rights and Remedies