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Land Law Chapter 4 "What Formalities are Required?"
Cards in this deck (4)
- 1How can you prove ownership of registered and un-registered land?Reg - By showing that the land is registered at the Land Registry with an official copy of the land register
Unreg - By producing a set of Deeds establishing ownership - 2A contract for the sale of an interest in land will be void unless the contract....Is made in writing
Incorporates all the terms (which have been expressly agreed)
Must be signed by or on behalf of both buyer and seller
(s2 Law of Property (Misc Prov) Act 1989 - 3What are the requirements of making a valid Deeds1 Law of Property (Misc Prov) Act 1989
Must be in writing
Must make it clear on its face that it is a Deed
Be validly executed as a Deed
(Signed by individual in front of witness and delivered by individual - intention) - 4What is the "registration gap?"The time period between moving into a property on the day of completion and becoming legal owner for Registered Land
Doesn't occur with un-reg land but first registration must occur within 2 months of completion