PRAESENZ (PRESENCE): Land Law - Einzelansicht

This module examines special rules of English property law relating to land. The first half of the course considers title to land with a focus on (i) the problems of unregistered title and the scheme of registration of title and (ii) acquisition of title by adverse possession. The lectures then address the question of burdens on title: how are these protected in the registered and unregistered land systems? The remainder of the course is devoted to a detailed consideration in turn of the main types of property right, such as those of tenants and secured lenders as well as the limited rights of use or control typically granted to neighbouring landowners. The module aims to foster critical analysis of legal development in this field in its historical and socio-economic context. There will be opportunity in revision sessions to assess understanding by applying the law to problem scenarios.

Ben McFarlane, Nicholas Hopkins, and Sarah Nield, Land Law, 2nd edn (Oxford: OUP, 2020)

Students should purchase a copy of a property law statute book, such as Meryl Thomas (ed.), Blackstone’s Statutes on Property Law, 30th edn, Oxford University Press (2022). Unmarked statute books may be used in the exam.