LAW7125 - Land Law and Property

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

Demonstrate critical knowledge and systematic understanding of the operation and principles of Land Law and Property practice.

Demonstrate critical knowledge and conceptual understanding and ability to undertake complex analysis of the legal concepts, values, principles and rules relating to Land Law and Property Practice.

Apply acquired knowledge to substantive Land Law and Property practice problems and evaluate critically issues, and comment critically on the law and related problems and issues to arrive at independent conclusions.

Content:

This module is intended to provide you with an appreciation of areas of key importance to legal practitioners in England and Wales relating to Property and Land law. To do so, you will be introduced to the process of analysis of the definition of land and practical application to the conveyancing process.

The following indicative areas will then be covered: Estates, legal and equitable interests, third party rights and the implications for the purchasers of land; Unregistered and registered land and conveyancing processes including for both checking title and essential searches; Trusts of Land, Co-ownership, Estoppel, including introduction to Land Registry Forms; Easements and Restrictive Covenants including drafting and registering, searching for those in existence and removal/modification; Adverse Possession; Mortgages, undue influence, representing the mortagee, seller and buyer; Conveyancing: Stages of the Process, ethics, money laundering, conflict of interest, confidentiality. Specific Issues: New Build properties, Leasehold, Commonhold.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Student learning will be supported through workshops which use and include a blended approach in providing formal lectures and delivery, seminars, group work and tutorials.

The role, remit and function of Land Law and Property will be explained and articulated. Its operations will be illustrated through analysis of case studies selected to cover all the key institutions and functions and their interrelations. Specific case studies will be drawn from recent/current news stories and therefore the specific materials will change each year.

You will be encouraged to engage in directed independent learning prior to and following the classroom session. Completion of the independent learning will be paramount to successfully completing the module given the complexities of the subject. The classroom sessions will provide an opportunity for discussion, debate, application and analysis.

Workshops
Hours: 20
Intended group size: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

The summative assessment will be supplemented with formative assessment throughout the module. Multiple choice tests will be made available via the virtual learning environment, Moodle, which will provide you with immediate feedback as to your understanding. In addition, you will be given the opportunity to engage with scenario and essay based tasks and both tutor assessed feedback and peer assessed feedback will be provided, ensuring you are fully prepared for your summative assessment.

Case Study: Takes the form of a multi-issue real world scenario that requires you to undertake independent research, to apply your findings to the given scenario and to provide a fictional client with both appropriate legal advice and commercially relevant guidance. As such, you will be expected to review the scenario, research relevant statutory provisions and case law, identify the relevant procedural requirements and apply the law to the material facts of the situation, and to outline potential solutions.

Full details are available in the Module Handbook.

Assessment:

001 Case study; 3,000 words; end of semester 2 100%

Fact File

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Level - 7
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7T2

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