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    Law of real property.
    A manual of the law of real property / by Robert Megarry.

    • Title:[Law of real property.]
      A manual of the law of real property / by Robert Megarry.
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    • Variant Title:Megarry's manual of the law of real property
    • Author/Creator:Megarry, Robert, 1910-2006, author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Rainey, Philip, author.
      Walsh, Michael, author.
      Harrison, Piers, author.
      Dovar, Daniel, author.
      Megarry, Robert, 1910-2006. author. Law of real property,
    • Published/Created:London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2014.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Real property--England.
      Real property--Wales.
    • Edition:Ninth edition / by Philip Rainey, QC, Michael Walsh, Piers Harrison, Daniel Dovar.
    • Description:lxxiii, 542 pages ; 25 cm
    • Notes:Includes index.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780414032064
      0414032063
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
      What is "the law of real property"?
      meaning of "real property"
      How to approach the law of real property
      -"read fast, read often"
      Real property versus conveyancing
      significance of legal history in the study of the law of real property
      Registered and unregistered land
      common law basis of the subject
      complex functions of land
      Legal estates and interests and equitable interests
      estate owner and overreaching
      Historical outline
      Meaning of "real property"
      Tenures and estates
      Effects of the doctrines of tenure and estates
      ch. 2 Estates and Fixtures
      pt. 1 Classification
      Estates of freehold
      Leasehold estates
      Seisin
      pt. 2 Estates of Freehold
      Words of limitation
      Nature of the estates of freehold
      Fixtures
      ch. 3 Law & Equity
      pt. 1 General Principles
      historical basis of equity
      Equity follows the law
      nature of equitable rights
      pt. 2 Species of Equitable Rights
      Trusts
      Other equitable rights
      Creation of equitable rights
      borderline between personal and proprietary rights
      ch. 4 Structure of Modern Land Law
      pt. 1 Structure Put Into Place by the 1925 Legislation
      pt. 2 Registered and Unregistered Land Today
      pt. 3 Aspects Common to Both Registered and Unregistered Land
      Reduction in the number of legal estates
      Extension of the doctrine of overreaching
      ch. 5 Registered Title
      Introduction
      Interests in registered land
      Dealings with registered land
      ch. 6 Contracts for the Sale of Land, Conveyancing and Land Charges
      pt. 1 Contracts for the Sale of Land
      Contracts in practice
      old law: Contracts made before September 27, 1989
      current law: Contracts made after September 26, 1989
      Types of contract and usual terms
      Effect of contract
      pt. 2 Conveyancing
      Introduction
      Registered title
      Unregistered title
      Effect of a conveyance
      Land charges (unregistered conveyancing only)
      ch. 7 Trusts and Real Property
      pt. 1 Successive Interests
      origin of the strict settlement
      Trusts for sale
      pt. 2 Settled Land Act 1925
      pt. 3 Trusts For Sale After 1925
      What is a trust for sale?
      pt. 4 Trusts of Land
      What is a trust of land?
      pt. 5 Trusts and Trustees
      Classification of Trusts
      Formalities for the creation of a trust
      Formalities for transferring an interest under a trust
      Trustees
      Appointment of Trustees
      Retirement and removal of trustees
      Vesting of trust property
      Procedure for settlements
      ch. 8 Co
      Ownership
      pt. 1 Joint Tenancy and Tenancy in Common
      Nature of the tenancies: joint tenancies
      Nature of the tenancies: tenancy in common
      Estates in which the tenancies can exist
      Mode of creating tenancies: general
      Mode of creating the tenancies: at law
      Mode of creating the tenancies: in equity
      Position of the beneficiaries
      ch. 9 Proprietary Estoppel
      Doctrine
      three main elements
      No bar to equitable relief
      Satisfaction of the equity
      Proprietary estoppel and third parties
      ch. 10 Licences
      Types of licences
      Creation of licences
      Revocation of licences
      Transmission of benefit
      Transmission of burden
      ch. 11 Nature and Creation of Lease
      pt. 1 Introduction
      History
      Terminology
      pt. 2 Creation of Leases and Tenancies
      Essentials of a lease or tenancy
      Types of leases and tenancies
      pt. 3 Assignment of Leases and Tenancies
      ch. 12 Determination of Tenancies
      By expiry
      By notice
      By forfeiture
      By surrender
      By merger
      By becoming a satisfied term
      By enlargement
      By disclaimer
      By frustration
      By repudiation
      By rescission
      ch. 13 Rights and Duties of the Parties Under A Lease or Tenancy
      Position in the absence of express provision
      Position under a lease containing the usual covenants
      Position under certain covenants usually found in leases
      Remedy
      ch. 14 Leasehold Covenants
      pt. 1 General Principles
      What is a "covenant" for this purpose?
      pt. 2 Introduction to Enforceability Under Old Leases and New Leases-The Two Regimes Contrasted
      Introduction to enforceability of covenants in old leases
      pt. 3 Old Leases
      Position of the original parties to an old lease
      Position where the assignment of an old lease is effective at law
      Position where the assignment of an old lease is effective only in equity
      Restrictive covenants in an old lease
      pt. 4 New Leases
      Introduction
      Position of landlord and tenant for the time being of a new lease
      Position of former landlords and tenants of a new lease
      Restrictive covenants in a new lease
      ch. 15 Easements, Profits and Incorporeal Hereditaments
      pt. 1 Easements and Profits
      Nature of easements
      Nature of a profit a prendre
      Creation of easements and profits
      Extinguishment of easements and profits
      Species of easements
      Species of profits a prendre
      Rights of access
      pt. 2 Rentcharges
      Nature of rentcharges
      Creation and transfer of rentcharges
      Means of enforcing payment
      Extinguishment of rentcharges
      ch. 16 Freehold Covenants
      pt. 1 Benefit
      benefit at law
      benefit in equity
      pt. 2 Burden
      burden at law
      burden in equity
      pt. 3 Enforcement
      Determination
      Town planning
      ch. 17 Mortgages
      pt. 1 Nature of A Mortgage
      Security
      pt. 2 Creation of Mortgages
      Legal mortgages and charges of unregistered land
      Equitable mortgages and charges
      pt. 3 Rights of the Parties Under A Mortgage or Charge
      Rights of the mortgagee or chargee remedies for enforcing payment
      Other rights of a mortgagee
      Rights common to both parties
      Right of the mortgagor or chargor to redeem
      Other rights of the mortgagor or chargor
      pt. 4 Transfer of Rights
      Death of mortgagor
      Death of mortgagee
      Transfer of equity of redemption inter vivos
      Transfer of mortgages inter vivos
      Discharge of mortgages
      pt. 5 Priority of Mortgages
      Priorities as between mortgagees and beneficial co-owners
      Priorities as between mortgages of unregistered land
      Priorities as between mortgages of registered land
      ch. 18 Adverse Possession and Limitation Periods
      Introduction
      pt. 1 Length of the Period
      pt. 2 Running of Time
      When time begins to run
      Postponement of the period
      Starting time running afresh
      pt. 3 Effect of the Elapse of Time
      Title to land
      pt. 4 Other Limitation Periods Relevant to Land Law
      Arrears of income.
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