Legal and Equitable Rights

Question 1

A conveyance of a legal estate in land must be by deed

Answer 1

s52(1) LPA 1925

Question 2

A legal lease for 3 years or less taking effect in possession and at the best rent reasonably obtainable without a payment of a fine may be purely verball or else in writing which does not satisfy any formality

Answer 2

s54(2) LPA 1925

Question 3

A contract must:

• be in writing
• contain all express terms of the agreement
• be signed by, or on behalf of, the parties to the contract

Answer 3

s2 LP(MP)A 1989

Question 4

A contract for a lease for three years or less may be purely oral

Answer 4

s2(5) LP(MP)A 1989

Question 5

If the contract was entered into before 27/09/1989, the contract must be evidenced in writing or by acts of part performance

Answer 5

s40 LPA 1925

Question 6

An express declaration of land must be evidenced in writing and signed by its creator

Answer 6

s53(1)(b) LPA 1925

Question 7

A disposition of an equitable interest in land must be in writing, and signed by the person selling or disposing of the interest or their agent

Answer 7

s53(1)(c) LPA 1925