FLK2 · SQE1 module
Land Law
Land Law tests the substantive rules underneath Property Practice’s procedure: what counts as a legal or equitable interest, and how third parties are affected by it.
Easements, co-ownership and the priority of interests are the most frequently tested areas, usually through a short fact pattern rather than a bare definition question.
What this module covers
Every section of Land Law, in the order the course teaches them. This is the whole syllabus for the module, not a selection. Open a section to read the topics inside it.
The Nature of Land; Fixtures and Fittings2 topics
- What land includes
- Fixtures and fittings distinguished
Estates and Interests in Land8 topics
- The two legal estates
- The five legal interests
- Deed formalities
- Contract formalities
- Proprietary estoppel
- Section 1 as a closed list
- Commonhold
- Limits on land ownership
Unregistered Title3 topics
- Deducing unregistered title
- The classes of land charge
- The doctrine of notice
Registered Title (Land Registration Act 2002)10 topics
- Triggers for compulsory first registration
- Registrable dispositions
- Notices and restrictions
- Cancelling a unilateral notice
- Overriding interests
- The Schedule 3 closed list
- Disclosing overriding interests on first registration
- The classes of title
- A caution against first registration
- Estates capable of substantive registration
Adverse Possession3 topics
- Elements of a claim
- Registered land: the ten-year scheme
- Unregistered land: twelve years
Co-Ownership: Trusts of Land, Joint Tenancy, Tenancy in Common and Severance6 topics
- Legal and equitable co-ownership
- The four unities
- Severance
- Overreaching
- Disputes and applications for sale
- The duty to consult beneficiaries
Leases: Essentials, Lease/Licence Distinction and Formalities7 topics
- The essentials of a lease
- Certainty of term
- Formalities for legal and equitable leases
- Service occupancy
- The types of lease
- How a lease is determined
- A sublease when the head lease ends
Leasehold Covenants, Privity, Remedies and Forfeiture6 topics
- Landlord and tenant covenants
- Privity and release on assignment
- Assignment and sublease compared
- Forfeiture and the landlord’s remedies
- Consent to assign: grounds and effect
- Rent and repair drafting detail
Business Tenancies: Security of Tenure (LTA 1954)1 topic
- Security of tenure for a business tenant
Easements and Profits4 topics
- The four characteristics of an easement
- Express and implied creation
- Prescription and protection
- Ancillary rights
Freehold Covenants4 topics
- Positive and restrictive covenants
- Running of the burden
- Running of the benefit
- Estate rentcharges for positive covenants
Mortgages7 topics
- Creation and protection of a mortgage
- The equity of redemption
- Remedies of a legal mortgagee
- Remedies of an equitable mortgagee
- Tacking further advances
- Priority between mortgages
- Occupiers’ interests binding a mortgagee
A real question from this module
Answer it before you decide
FLK2 · Land Law
Question
A path across a neighbour’s land allows the owner of the neighbouring plot to reach a private car park more conveniently, though a longer public road route to the same car park is also available. Which of the following is NOT required for this right to exist as a valid easement?