Land Law

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The module will provide an introduction to land law, and a detailed examination of the law of property related to land. Students will study what property rights are, how they differ from personal rights and be introduced to a variety of different property rights recognised in English law. The module will focus on the various ways in which new property rights can be generated, existing property rights can be transferred to others and the rules that are used to resolve disputes when two or more people have competing property rights to the same thing. The module requires careful and thorough engagement with statutory material and case law to examine and take account of the legal issues generated by English land law as it relates to real property.

15 credits

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