Law of Land and Properties Flashcards
What is land?
1.Subject to the restriction use of land, a landowner
will , in addition to owning the “crust” or “surface” of
the land(i.e. soil, ground and earth), also own the
airspace above the land and the earth below.
2.It also includes physical things attached to it such as
structures, buildings, fixtures and things growing
naturally on the land
What is the Doctorine of Tenure?
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What two states exist by
Freehold
Leasehold
What are the categories of holding land?
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What is freehold
If you own the freehold, it means that you own the building and the land it stands on outright,
What is leasehold
Leasehold means that you just have a lease from the freeholder (sometimes called the landlord) to use the home for a number of years.
What is a freehold estate in commonhold land?
Means commonhold
A form of landholding appropriate to those whose properties are necessarily interdepedent.
What is commmon land?
Common land is owned, eg by a local council, privately or by the National Trust.
Some common land has different rights, so you may be able to use it for other activities, eg horse-riding.
What is airspace?
The owner of land also owns the airspace above that land – but he or she does not own ‘up to the very heavens
It is clear, however, that lower regions of airspace do belong to the landowner. Cases have been brought in respect of overhanging cranes
Give a case of airspace
Bernstein v Skyviews (1978)
• Lord Bernstein, the owner of a large country estate, brought an action in trespass against a company for flying over, and taking photographs of, his land
• The case turned on whether the airspace formed part of the claimant’s land
• Griffiths J held that the rights of the owner of land in the airspace above it extend ‘to such height as is necessary for the ordinary use and enjoyment of his land and the structures upon it’. Above that height, the landowner has no more rights than the general public
• Aircraft flying at a normal height do not trespass upon land, therefore Lord Bernstein lost the case
What are covenants
Covenants (promises)- provisions in the lease regulating behaviour of both parties
What are the common covenants found in leases?
1.To pay rent.
2. To repair (where it is reasonable to do so).
3.To permit the landlord entry to inspect or repair. (implied by statute)
4. To insure.
5. Not to alter the structure.
6. To use the premises only for a specific purpose.
7. Not to deny the Landlord’s title.
8. Not to assign or sublet
Lessor:
9.not to interfere with the lessee’s “quiet enjoyment” of the land,
10. not to “derogate from his grant” (not prevent lessee to use it for the purpose
it was let for),
11. fitness for human habitation
12. To repair
What would you usually find in lease?
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Land terms for covenants
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Which act gives the definition of land?
Law of Property Act 1925, s205(1)(ix)