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LS3529: ENGLISH PROPERTY LAW (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course will explore and critically evaluate the concepts of land and property in the law of England and Wales; estates and interests in land (freehold, leasehold, licence, mortgage and easement); freehold covenants; registered and unregistered land and conveyancing of registered land; trusts in land (including co-ownership); adverse possession; landlord and tenant relationships, leasehold covenants, leasehold enfranchisement, and commonhold. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr D. Bain

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Law (LS) or Legal Studies (Ma Honours) (LX)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • LS2031 The Law of Property (Passed)
  • One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or ()

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will explore and critically evaluate the concepts of land and property in the law of England and Wales; estates and interests in land (freehold, leasehold, licences, mortgage and easement); restrictive covenants; registered and unregistered land and conveyancing of registered land; adverse possession; landlord and tenant relationships, leasehold covenants and ownership.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
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Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
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Feedback
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Formative Assessment

Essay

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Feedback

Feedback will be provided within 3 weeks.  Students can choose to do either a practice exam question (see below) or a 1,000 word formative essay, but not both.

Word Count 1000
Learning Outcomes
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Practice Exam

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
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Feedback

40-minute practice exam consisting of a pre-seen question to be held during a lecture slot.  Feedback will take the form of written comments on the script and a lecture going over all aspects of the exam performance.  Students can choose to do either the practice exam or the 1,000 word formative essay (see above).

Learning Outcomes
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Resit Assessments

Exam

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

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