Equity in Land Law

• Both legal and equitable rights exist within land law.
• It was clear in the early days of the Court of Chancery that equity would be applied in land ownership issues.
• The fusion of law and equity cane in the 1870s with the Judicature Acts.
• Law of Property Act 1925

  • Makes a clear distinction between legal and equitable rights in land.
  • Made major legislative reforms to the number and types of interests that exist within land.
  • Reduced the number of legal rights in land and outlined the number of equitable rights that exist in land.