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PO2010: LAND AND PROPERTY LAW (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

This course considers the different legal relationships which can exist in Scotland with regard to rights in land and to outline the implications of these relationships.

This course is intended to enable participants:

  • To understand the place of land tenure in society.
  • To explain the concept of ownership and its implications in Scotland.
  • To describe the principal forms of subordinate right that can be carved out of land ownership in Scotland.
  • To identify and explain the principal restrictions on land ownership in Scotland, including planning law and land reform

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Prof Anne-Michelle Slater

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

  • Programme Level 2
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • LS2031 The Law of Property (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with English Law (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in Gaelic Language (Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in Music (Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws and European Legal Studies (with Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws and Belgian Law (with Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws and French Law (Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in French Language (Hons) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in German Language (Hons) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws and German Law (with Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in Spanish Language (Hons) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws and Spanish Law (with Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in Economics (with Honours) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in Management Studies (Hons) (Studied)
  • Bachelor of Laws with Options in Accountancy (Hons) (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will cover the following areas:

  • The concept of land tenure.
  • The evolution of land tenure in Scotland.
  • Capacity to hold land.
  • Co-ownership.
  • 'Ownership' of land.
  • Subordinate rights in land: life rents, leases, security rights.
  • Restrictions on the use of land: real burdens, servitudes.
  • Land registration.
  • Conveyancing.
  • Planning
  • Land Reform

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

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

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Exam

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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