Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Problem-solving written answers | 25% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Online examination In person online examination in computer room | 75% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Problem-solving written answers | 25% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Online examination In person online examination in computer room | 75% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Identify the key elements of a freehold and/or leasehold property transaction to meet the needs of a client
2. Conduct an investigation of a registered or an unregistered freehold and/or leasehold title
3. Carry out pre-contract searches and enquiries undertaken when acquiring a freehold and/or leasehold property
4. Progress a freehold and/or leasehold property transaction to exchange of contracts
5. Carry out pre-completion steps relevant to a freehold and/or leasehold property transaction
6. Carry out completion and post-completion steps to meet the needs of a client
7. Apply an understanding of the grant and the assignment of a commercial lease to meet the needs of a client
8. Apply an understanding of the key lease covenants in a commercial lease and the law relating to a breach of these covenants
Brief description
Students are expected to draw on and apply knowledge from the following areas of law and practice:
The core principles of land law and relevant aspects of trust and contract law.
The core knowledge areas of freehold real estate law and practice.
The core knowledge areas of leasehold real estate law and practice.
The core principles of planning law.
The core principles of property taxation.
Content
2. Freehold and leasehold estates, and legal and equitable interests in land.
3. Landlord and tenant.
4. Co-ownership. The key elements of a freehold and/or leasehold residential or commercial property transaction.
5. Investigation of a registered or an unregistered freehold and/or leasehold title.
6. Pre-contract searches and enquiries undertaken when acquiring a freehold and/or leasehold property.
7. Steps in progressing a freehold and/or leasehold property transaction to exchange of contracts.
8. Pre-completion steps relevant to a freehold and/or leasehold property transaction.
9. Completion and post-completion steps relevant to a freehold and/or leasehold property transaction including remedies for delayed completion.
10. Planning law.
11. The grant and the assignment of a commercial lease and/or underlease.
12. The key lease covenants in a commercial lease and the law relating to a breach of these covenants.
13. Security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Adaptability and resilience | Students will be presented with new and novel scenarios regularly in order to develop their ability to adapt the application of their legal knowledge. Feedback and feedforward sessions reflecting on performance in set tasks. |
| Co-ordinating with others | Many of the classroom exercises will require teamwork. |
| Creative Problem Solving | Scenarios and case studies central to module delivery with students developing solutions. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Central to problem-solving and decision making in the context of legal analysis. |
| Digital capability | Computer-based assessment. Legal research via electronic databases. |
| Professional communication | Central to all interactions on this module (core to the professional and ethical elements of the competency requirements) |
| Real world sense | Practical and client-facing aspects of the module. |
| Reflection | Feedback and feedforward sessions reflecting on performance in set tasks. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Knowledge of land and property law and practice. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6