A comprehensive account of the land law of England and Wales written without undue technicality for students new to the subject. It provides a clear overview of the subject, details key cases, and offers both a clear explanation of how the law works and insights into how property lawyers think.

Elizabeth Cooke qualified as a solicitor in 1998. She was a lecturer at the University of Reading from 1993, and a professor of law from 2003 onwards. From 2008 to 2015 she served as Law Commissioner for England and Wales with responsibility for property, family and trusts law. From 2015 to 2019 she was the Principal Judge of the Land Registration Division of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber); from June 2019 she has been a judge of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). She has been a Deputy High Court Judge since 2012.

• 1: What is Land Law?


• 2: Property Rights in Land


• 3: Land Law and Registration Today


• 4: Creating and Acquiring Interests in Land: Words and Intentions


• 5: Joint Ownership of Land


• 6: Mortgages


• 7: Leases, Licences, and Commonholds


• 8: Appurtenant Rights


• 9: Whatever Happened to Relativity of Title