LAW-20084 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

LAW-10037

Description for 2024/25

Introduction to Property provides an essential introduction to land law, the trust, the role of Equity and the concept of property. In this module, you will consider the role played by property and the interrelationship between law and equity is brought to life in an illuminating study of co-ownership, its structure, its regulation and the rules governing the informal acquisition of rights in the family home. With its focus on estates and interests, legal and equitable ownership and the fundamental rules around the creation, protection and transfer of property, this module enables you to contextualise the rules encountered in the study of Real Property (at Level 5) and also equips you for the study of the Law of Trusts (at Level 6).

To introduce students to the general principles underlying Property Law in England and Wales, and to equip students for the further study in The Law of Real Property at Level 6 and the Law of Trusts at Level 6.

Intended Learning Outcomes

explain and critique the concept of property and distinguish property rights from other types of rights and obligations
: 1
explain the nature of equity and its place in the law of England and Wales: 1
distinguish between different types of property, analyse and explain the relationship between personal property and real property (land), and distinguish the different estates and interests that can exist in land: 1
explain, apply and appraise the rules relating to the creation, transfer and protection of estates and interests in land pursuant to the Land Registration Act 2002: 1
explain, analyse and evaluate the rules relating to the structure of concurrent co-ownership of land, the regulation of trusts of land, and the informal acquisition of rights in the family home in England and Wales: 1

Study hours

Active Learning:
Interactive Lectures: 20 hours
Seminars: 10 hours
Preparation for small group teaching (including workbooks, directed reading, research and other resources): 60 hours
Independent Study Hours:
Review of learning after small group teaching: 10 hours.
Assignment (planning, research, writing): 50 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment