CourseLAW505

Week6 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Mortgages: historical development, creation of legal mortgages, the equity of redemption

Mortgages: historical development, creation of legal mortgages, the equity of redemption
Lenders' remedies on default

What you will be able to do

2.3 Discuss how legal mortgages are created and how these are protected.
2.4 Explain remedies a lender has where a borrower defaults.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss how legal mortgages are created and how these are protected.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Fundamental property principles: what constitutes land; per…
Week 2: Estates in land, legal and equitable ownership and how equi…
Week 3: Third-party rights and their enforcement in the registered …
Week 4: Leases, licences and leasehold covenants; trusts; types of …
Week 5: Proprietary estoppel: establishing the estoppel and remedies
Week 6: Mortgages: historical development, creation of legal mortga…
Week 7: Freehold covenants: restrictive and positive covenants, cre…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Covenants as limits on absolute ownership; protection, brea…
Week 10: Easements: characteristics, contrast with other rights, exp…
Week 11: Impact and enforcement of easements on ownership; extinguis…
Week 12: Applying Land Law in practice: case studies
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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