Land Law Lectures
Estates, co-ownership, registered land, trusts of land, and title problems in a revision-friendly structure.
These land law lectures are built around title problems, priority disputes, and occupation-based rights. The content is arranged to help students decide what kind of right exists, whether it binds, and what remedy follows.
What these lectures cover
Estates and interests, formalities, and the distinction between legal and equitable rights.
Registered land, notices, restrictions, overriding interests, and first registration issues.
Co-ownership, severance, trusts of land, family home claims, and proprietary estoppel.
Leases, licences, easements, covenants, mortgages, and priority on disposition.
Authority checkpoints
- Street v Mountford for lease versus licence classification.
- Williams & Glyn's Bank v Boland for actual occupation and overriding interests.
- Stack v Dowden and Jones v Kernott for beneficial ownership in domestic homes.
- Thorner v Major for proprietary estoppel and assurance-based equity.
How to use these notes in exams
- Identify the claimant's right first, then test creation, protection, and priority in that order.
- Flag whether the problem sits in registered or unregistered land because the governing rules differ quickly.
- Keep legal title and beneficial ownership separate whenever family home facts appear.
Next steps
Move from lecture notes into questions and case work while the rules are still fresh.