Taylor's University Lakeside Campus

Explain the correspondence principle and the exceptions to it.

Maria is the sole registered proprietor of Chestnut House, a registered freehold property, which she purchased in 2015. At the time of purchase, Maria was in a long-term relationship with her partner, James, who moved in with her shortly afterward. Although Chestnut House was registered solely in Maria's name, James contributed a significant amount of money towards the deposit and has been paying half of the mortgage since they moved in together. James also spent a considerable sum renovating the garden and installing solar panels on the roof. In 2021, Maria entered into a lease agreement with her cousin, Alice, allowing her to rent a small cottage located within the grounds of Chestnut House. The lease was granted for five years but was never registered at the Land Registry. Alice has been paying rent regularly and has made improvements to the cottage, such as installing new kitchen appliances and repainting the walls. Since last year, Alice has primarily stayed over at her boyfriend’s house, returning to the cottage only on weekends to collect her post. Earlier this year, Maria’s relationship with James began to deteriorate. James went to a countryside for a long holiday. Maria decided to sell Chestnut House without informing him or Alice. Maria brought prospective buyers to view the house and assured them she was the sole owner and there were no other occupants at the property. Last month, Chestnut House was sold to Lucy. After the sale, both James and Alice approached Lucy, asserting their respective interests in Chestnut House. Additionally, Maria had also granted a right to way to her neighbour Boris to walk through the property. Advise Lucy. include some cases

Maria is the sole registered proprietor of Chestnut House, a registered freehold property, which she purchased in 2015. At the time of purchase, Maria was in a long-term relationship with her partner, James, who moved in with her shortly afterward. Although Chestnut House was registered solely in Maria's name, James contributed a significant amount of money towards the deposit and has been paying half of the mortgage since they moved in together. James also spent a considerable sum renovating the garden and installing solar panels on the roof. In 2021, Maria entered into a lease agreement with her cousin, Alice, allowing her to rent a small cottage located within the grounds of Chestnut House. The lease was granted for five years but was never registered at the Land Registry. Alice has been paying rent regularly and has made improvements to the cottage, such as installing new kitchen appliances and repainting the walls. Since last year, Alice has primarily stayed over at her boyfriend’s house, returning to the cottage only on weekends to collect her post. Earlier this year, Maria’s relationship with James began to deteriorate. James went to a countryside for a long holiday. Maria decided to sell Chestnut House without informing him or Alice. Maria brought prospective buyers to view the house and assured them she was the sole owner and there were no other occupants at the property. Last month, Chestnut House was sold to Lucy. After the sale, both James and Alice approached Lucy, asserting their respective interests in Chestnut House. Additionally, Maria had also granted a right to way to her neighbour Boris to walk through the property. Advise Lucy.

The LRA 2002 is an improvement to the Land Registration Act 1925. Evaluate.

David and Emma recently purchased a Victorian townhouse in Brighton from Charlotte. During the viewing, they were impressed by several features, including a vintage fireplace, a freestanding antique wardrobe, custom-made kitchen cabinets, and a set of mounted wall lights throughout the house. In the back garden, there were a marble water fountain and a collection of rare bonsai trees that Charlotte had nurtured for years. They told Charlotte how much they admire the garden a few times. Upon moving in, David and Emma discovered that the vintage fireplace, antique wardrobe, the mounted wall lights, the kitchen cabinets, the fountain and most of the bonsai trees had been removed by Charlotte and relocated to her new property. She left behind some bits and bobs including some old books in the attic. One day, Emma found a diamond necklace on a shared path behind their neighbour Oliver’s garage. When Oliver saw this from his upstairs window, he demanded Emma hand it over, but Emma shouted "finders keepers!” and decided to keep the necklace. Emma also discovered there is a tin of old bank notes and some of the books are first-edition classics and highly valuable in the attic. 16 While digging in the garden to plant some pillars for a new garage, David stumbled upon hard material which seemed like a catchment of rare minerals in the ground. Oliver, who was flying a camera drone over David and Emma’s property to ‘check-out what they were up to’, saw this and informed the local authority of the rare minerals. Charlotte has since contacted David and Emma, asking to collect the old books left in the attic. When she came over, she saw a wild goose wandered into David and Emma's garden, caught it, and decided to barbeque it. Advise David and Emma.

The definition of land is sometimes expressed in the Latin maxim “Cuis est solum, eius est isque ad coelom ad inferos”. Analyse the limitations to this maxim.