Cheshire and Burn's Modern Law of Real Property

E. H. Burn, B.C.L., M.A.
Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn
Professor of Law in the City University
Student and Tutor in Law, Christ Church, Oxford 1954 - 1990
Emeritus Student of Christ Church, Oxford since 1990

J. Cartwright, B.C.L., M.A.
Student and Tutor in Law, Christ Church, Oxford since 1982
Reader, University of Oxford since 2004 (Lecturer in Law 1982 - 2004)
Solicitor

Part I Introduction
1. An introduction to land law
Part II The modern law in historical context
2. The common law system
3. Modification of the common law by equity
4. Settlements before 1926
5. The simplification of the law: 1925, 1996 and 2002
Part III Estates and interests in land
6. The estate in fee simple absolute in possession
7. Commonhold
8. General characteristics and creation of leases
9. Covenants in leases
10. Termination of leases and recovery of possession by the landlord
11. Statutory codes for special leases
12. The strict settlement and the trust for sale before 1997
13. The trust of land
14. Concurrent interests
15. Future interests: the rules against perpetuities and accumulations of income
16. Entailed interests and life interests
17. Determinable interests and interests upon condition subsequent
18. Easements and profits
19. Covenants
20. Rent charges
21. Mortgages
22. Equities and proprietary estoppel
23. Licences
Part IV The creation, transfer and extinction of estates and interests in land
24. The contract
25. Formalities required for the creation and transfer of estates and interests in land
26. Capacity to acquire, hold and transfer estates and interests in land
27. Unregistered conveyancing
28. Registered conveyancing
29. Extinction of estates and interests in land