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