Textbook on Land Law

I cant be to critic, about this, because land law without doubt is a complex and ever evolving branch of law, which can drive anyone up the wall, regardless of writing or reading etc.

The original part of this part in the introduction of a virtual landscape and fictional characthers in a very good point and does bring home some more complex elements down to earth, and the book is if anyone in depth, perhaps at some points to much, especially when considering old laws that dont bear no resemblence to modern law now, but i guess thats the fun of law to!!

But on a negative side, in my eyes, the case history in the book is not at times using cases of simplicty to get the point across and are often long winded affairs and to which even sometimes they cut off from wording because of!!, dosent hol much hope for the student i think!

Also you often find that you read something and then later think you reading the same thing, ( like a dream when you wake up and suddenly remember you dreamt it!! lol ) that really does annoy me, because sometimes you end up chater surfing and thats not a good thing to be doing alot, aslo i would recommend if you want to make any sense of the starting chapters or later ones, invest in a equity and trusts book because if you havint covered it in property 2 yet, you really going to be lost off, at least i was!!

Anyway, its got its good points and bad points, but in balance, i would have to fair and say for me personally, i have read better books that i find easier, but thats me, and for me its bad points out number the good ones.

Sorry but i would give serious thought to over texts before reading this

Refreshing! (2/2 people found this helpful)

The core textbook for the Property Law module on my LLB. Tackling the notoriously dry and complex subject that is Land Law, this is a refreshingly simple book to follow. Each area is broken down into understandable terms making this an indispensible purchase for any Law student or general reader.

Unhelpful. (3/9 people found this helpful)

We have to read this book for our course. It is not very helpful, long winded, and not very concise either. It is one of the most complained about textbooks along with Equity for being hard to understand. It does nothing to increase anyone's interest in the subject.

Brilliant! (9/9 people found this helpful)

This book is well written, easy to understand and ideal for law students. The text is clear and the authors illustrate the legal points well with examples. The book does not over burden you with excessive amounts of detail, it just tells you what you need to know in order to do well in your property law exam. Thank-you Judith-Anne and Mary for turning a relatively dry area of land law into something quite bearable. My only criticism of the book is that it has no chapter on Finder's Titles and Treasures. A good book for this chapeter that I would reccommend comes from Roger Smith's 4th Edition of Property Law.

Sheds some light on land law (6/7 people found this helpful)

Land law's such an arcane-seeming subject, and the key texts, like Gray & Gray, could fell a bull elephant at 50 paces. Start with this one. It is particularly good at putting the complexities of land law into a real context, using hypothetical examples of people and property to illustrate the practical outcomes of the law in this area (Warning - there are plenty of those peculiar personal names that law examiners seem so fond of... - Oscar Oregano, anyone?). Unlike most land law texts, you can carry it comfortably in a shopping bag for reading on the Tube.

Judith-Anne MacKenzie, Mary Phillips

Reader Reviews:

Good Text At Parts But Repeats Like A Merry Go Round!! (2/5 people found this helpful)

Refreshing! (2/2 people found this helpful)

Unhelpful. (3/9 people found this helpful)

Brilliant! (9/9 people found this helpful)

Sheds some light on land law (6/7 people found this helpful)

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