Property Law Cases and Materials

Roger J. Smith is Fellow and Tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is also the author of a textbook, Property Law, and a shorter text on the subject, Introduction to Land Law, both published by Pearson.

Preface xiv

Acknowledgements xv

Table of cases xxii

Table of statutes xlix

Table of statutory instruments lxii

Part I Introductory matters 1

Chapter 1 Basic property principles 3

Chapter 2 Human rights 25

Chapter 3 Property interests 42

Part II General principles: how property interests arise and purchasers 61

Chapter 4 Original acquisition of property interests 63

Chapter 5 The transfer and creation of property interests 113

Chapter 6 Formalities: rationale and trusts 170

Chapter 7 Formalities: estoppel 183

Chapter 8 The family home 228

Chapter 9 Purchasers: general principles and land charges 281

Chapter 10 Purchasers: registration of title 301

Part III Rights to enjoy land: estates and commonhold 365

Chapter 11 Concurrent ownership: joint tenancy and tenancy in common 367

Chapter 12 Trusts of land 391

Chapter 13 Successive interests 452

Chapter 14 Leases: requirements and types 460

Chapter 15 Leases: obligations and remedies 510

Chapter 16 Leases: parties and the running of covenants 567

Chapter 17 Commonhold 605

Part IV Other interests in land 617

Chapter 18 Licences 619

Chapter 19 Easements and profits 642

Chapter 20 Covenants 701

Chapter 21 Mortgages 735

 Index 802