introduction to land law and ownership

Question 1

Legislative Infrastructure: Key Statutes?

Answer 1

Law of Property Act 1925
Land Registration Act 2002
TLATA 1996

Question 2

Which Statute defines legal estates in land?

Answer 2

Law of Property Act 1925

Question 3

Two types of property?

Answer 3

Real property (land and attached structures)
Personal Property (movable items)

Question 4

What ‘incident’ defines property rights?

Answer 4

Honores Incidents of ownership, define property rights

Question 5

Four Dimensional Concept?

Answer 5

Land embodies not just physical space but also time, including past, present and future aspects

Question 6

Corporeal Hereditaments?

Answer 6

Tangible land features, including surface, structures and resources

Question 7

Incorporeal Hereditaments?

Answer 7

Non-Physical rights- easements or royalties

Question 8

Ownership Principle

Answer 8

one who owns the land also owns everything above and below it

Question 9

mineral rights

Answer 9

historical context and contemporary issues, including fracking and manorial rights

Question 10

Law of Property Act 1925

Answer 10

Governs legal estates, introduced new forms of property ownership

Question 11

Land Registration Act 2002

Answer 11

Modernised land registration system, emphasising accuracy and clarity

Question 12

TLATA 1996 (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act)

Answer 12

Regulates trusts relating to land and ensuring far treatment of beneficiaries

Question 13

2 challenges and modern issues

Answer 13

Frackings
Land Use in the Digital Age

Question 14

Issue: Fracking

Answer 14

Examining the legal complexities surrounding mining, mineral rights and environmental concerns

Question 15

Issue: Land Use in the Digital Age

Answer 15

exploring legal implications of virtual property, online real estate transactions, blockchain technology