LLAW62123 Property Law in Context: Extensions and Developments Course Descriptor

Course Overview

Property Law in Context: Extensions and Development provides a comprehensive exploration of the legal principles and doctrines governing the ownership, use, and transfer of property – particularly land. Students will examine the historical foundations and contemporary applications of property rights in specific areas. The course builds on Property Law and this course concentrates on substantive rights within a leasehold estate, freeholds and leasehold rights, as well as the rights of mortgagors and mortgagees. Through case studies, statutory analysis, and problem questions, students will develop a nuanced understanding of how property law shapes economic and social interactions, preparing them for advanced studies or future professional practice in this area.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Knowledge And Understanding

Subject Specific Skills

Transferable, Employability or Professional Skills

Teaching and Learning

This course has a dedicated Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) page with a syllabus and range of additional resources (e.g. readings, question prompts, tasks, assignment briefs, discussion boards) to orientate and engage students in their studies.

Teaching and learning strategies for this course will include:

40 scheduled hours – typically including induction, consolidation or revision, and assessment activity hours.

Version 1:all sessions in the same sized group

OR

Version 2: most of the sessions in larger groups; some of the sessions in smaller groups

Faculty hold regular ‘office hours’, which are opportunities for students to drop in or sign up to explore ideas, raise questions, or seek targeted guidance or feedback, individually or in small groups.

Students are to attend and participate in all the scheduled teaching and learning activities for this course and to manage their directed learning and independent study.

Indicative total learning hours for this course: 150.

Assessment

Formative

Both formative and summative assessment are used as part of this course, with purely formative opportunities typically embedded within interactive teaching sessions, office hours, and/or the VLE.

Summative

Further information can be found in the Course Syllabus.

Feedback

Students will receive formative and summative feedback in a variety of ways, written (e.g. marked up on assignments, through email or the VLE) or oral (e.g. as part of interactive teaching sessions or in office hours).

Indicative Reading

Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists for courses are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative reading list provided below is used as part of the approval/modification process only.

• Dixon, M,. Modern Land Law, (Routledge, London, 11th ed., 2018)
• MacKenzie, J,A, Nair, A,. Textbook on Land Law (Oxford, OUP,17th ed 2018)
• McFarlane, B,. Nield, S,. Land Law, Text Cases and Materials, (Oxford,OUP,4th ed 2018)
• Megarry & Wade: The Law of Real Property (Sweet & Maxwell, 9th Ed. 2019)

Journals:

• Law Quarterly Review, Trusts & Trustees, Modern Law Review, Conveyancer and Property Lawyer
• Electronic Resources: Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, SSRN, Jstor, Practical Law

Indicative Topics

•  Licences and Proprietary Estoppel
•  Landlord and Tenant
•  Freehold Covenants
•  Easements
•  Mortgages

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