Chapter 2 Quiz:
1 Which two of the following do not form an express part of the definition of land in section 132(1)
of the LRA 2002?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Buildings and other structures.
Mines.
Easements.
Minerals.
Rents.
Land covered with water.
2 Which of the following was not amongst the factors identified as relevant to determining the
purpose of annexation in Botham v TSB Plc (1997) 73 P&CR D1?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Whether the items were a lasting improvement.
Whether the items were intended to be permanent installations.
Whether the items could be removed without damaging the fabric of the building.
Whether the person who installed the items believed them to be chattels at the time of the
installation.
3 In Chelsea Yacht & Boat Co Ltd v Pope [2000] 1 WLR 1941 the Court of Appeal held that
attaching a houseboat to the river wall by ropes and pipes and cables providing electricity
and other services was:
a)
b)
c)
d)
sufficient to establish that the houseboat was intended to be part of the land.
sufficient to establish that the houseboat was a fixture.
not sufficient to establish that the houseboat was intended to be part of the land.
irrelevant: a houseboat was obviously not part of the land.
4 Which three of the following are likely to be incorporeal hereditaments?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
The airspace two metres above my house.
The plants in my garden.
The mortgage over my house.
My neighbour's right to use my drive to get to his house.
The sandstone in my quarry.
My lease of a garage from the local council.
5 Which of the following statements is correct (there may be more than one)?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
English law recognizes two legal estates.
All interests in land are legal interests.
Leases cannot be legal estates.
All interests in land are actually interests created out of a legal estate.
Equitable interests in land are never capable of binding third parties.
6 Which two of the following cannot exist at law?
a) A mortgage.
b) An easement.
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c) A restrictive covenant.
d) A lease.
e) A trust.
7 True or false: according to Mummery LJ, in the case of Barclays Bank plc v Boutler [1998] 1
WLR 1, the doctrine of notice 'has important applications in registered land'?
a) True.
b) False.
8 Who holds the legal estate of land that is held on trust?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The settlor
The trustees
The beneficiaries
The trustees and the beneficiaries together
9 Which three of the following are exclusively characteristics of Registered Land?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
The Land Charges Register.
Title Deeds.
The Land Register.
State guarantee of title.
Legal estates.
Interests capable of overriding the Register.
10 Why does it matter whether or not title to a particular piece of land is registered?
a) Only a person with registered title can have a legal estate in that land.
b) It is not possible to have an equitable interest in land that is registered.
c) The rules for determining what interests are binding on the land will be different from those
that apply if the land is unregistered.
d) It doesn’t matter.
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