Real Property

The law of Real Property is the field which describes the relations between people who are connected with a certain piece of land. In the English legal system it has a special place, distinct from the question of ownership of personal property or goods and chattels. This happened because the system evolved from a tradition of feudalism, where the entire territory was considered to be property of the monarch.

Types of Real Property
There are two main types of tenure in the UK. They are

Freehold
When the owner is regarded as the owner of the plot itself, as well as potentially any buildings that stand on the land in question.

Leasehold
When the lessee has a lease agreement with a landlord. The law on Real Property relates to a number of more specific legal fields, all of which make up an important part of the workload on lawyers. The more specialised areas covered are:
 * Boundary disputes
 * Buying property
 * Commercial property
 * Conveyancing
 * House sales and purchases
 * Landlord & Tenant
 * Overseas property
 * Leases

Textbook References
unit 10 of International Legal English. Chapter seven of Introduction to Legal English