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    A Land Law Case Study

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    This 8 page paper consider a case presented by the student and considers how different parties can be advised in a property dispute, including the establishment of equitable overriding or minority interests. The paper is based on English law. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

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    an apparent understanding that they would also look after Catherine, the younger sister, whom were are not given an age for. There was also a cottage that has been lived  in by Denzil in return for his efforts in renovating and maintaining the property. In addition to this an aunt; Edith, paid for an extension to be built so that  she could live out her days with the family. The best way of dealing with this question is to advise party separately as to the situation they find themselves  in and the advice they can seek. It is worth noting that with the expectation for Andrew and Beatrice to look after Catherine there may have been a constructive trust,  however, as a property law paper this will not be considered. Andrew. Andrew was left the properties of Holloway House and Holloway cottage along with Beatrice. The property Holloway  House which he now lives in was in poor condition and required an investment to renovation the property. The situation is not one where Andrew wants to sell Holloway House  for ?150,000 and move, against the wishes of Beatrice, in addition to this the cottage is also facing repossession due to the none repayment of a loan for which it  was used as security. The issue of the house may appear straightforward, there are two holders of the property, Andrew and Beatrice, who are the owners, and they are  split regarding what to do. The default position is that they will be owners in equal shares, in Hammersmith and Fulham L.B.C v Mink [1992] 1 A.C. 478 (Gravells, 1999).Joint  tenants were seen to be the same owner to the outside world, however, if the land was registered as tenants in common, which is less likely, when the registration took 

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