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What is a certificate of title?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Severance of a joint tenancySeverance is the process by which a joint tenancy is converted into a tenancy in common. It is a matter of evidence...
Contracts for the sale of land—formation, signature and variationIntroductionA contract for the sale, or other disposition, of an interest in land is void unless it complies with section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (LP(MP)A 1989). This provides that it must:•be in
Establishing a beneficial interest (joint ownership)Where two or more people together own real property, they hold it under a trust of land. Where property is held on a trust of land, the legal estate and equitable estate are separate. The legal estate must be held by the co-owners as joint tenants.
Where a freehold is unregistered, how can a five-year lease be noted or protected at the Land Registry?Compulsory registrationThe Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002) provides for the compulsory registration at the Land Registry of an estate in land upon the occurrence of certain events. LRA 2002,
Merger of freehold and leasehold titles—law and land registration procedureMerger may determine a lease when both the lease and the reversion on that lease become vested in the same person and that person holds both interests in the same capacity.However, merger does not arise automatically when
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