Unlocking Land Law

by Judith Bray

Overview

Unlocking Land Law will help you grasp the main concepts of this core subject with ease.

Containing accessible explanations in a clear and logical structure, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising, and incorporates the following features to support learning:

• Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the 
/  subject
/• Key Facts summaries throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding
/• End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful checklist for each topic
/• Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly
/• Frequent activities and self-test questions and sample essay questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice and
/  prepare you for assessment
/• A ‘Critiquing the Law’ feature designed to foster essential critical thinking skills

This 8th edition has been comprehensively updated to include discussion of recent changes and key developments in land law for example, the chapter on proprietary estoppel has been extensively rewritten to reflect the decision of the Supreme Court in Guest v Guest. This book forms part of the Unlocking the Law series, it is essential reading for all core modules on Land Law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032916002
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/15/2025
Series:	Unlocking the Law
Edition description:	8th ed.
Pages:	660
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Judith Bray is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Buckingham. She has taught property law for many years and writes extensively on land law, family law, equity and trusts and other subjects. She is also a qualified Barrister.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Common law and equity 3. Registered Land 4. The transfer and creation of property interests 5. Equitable rights in land 6. Licenses 7. Proprietary estoppel 8. Co-ownership 9. Trusts of Land 10. Easements 11. Freehold covenants 12. Mortgages 13. Leases 14. Adverse possession 15. Commonhold

Editorial Reviews

"The law is presented in a clear, concise and authoritative way. The use of extracts from academic work is excellent (as are the further reading sections). The essay plans are really good and will help the more self-reliant students. I really like the various additional textual elements and I think they could be a real feature." — Charles Barker, University of Portsmouth, UK (review of a previous edition)

"It is clear and concise. The format is also easy for students to navigate and to follow. The activity and summary sections are helpful for students to consolidate their learning." — Joanne Beswick, Staffordshire University, UK

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