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In England and Wales, before the Law of Property Act 1925, the default position was the fee simple estate , a freehold transferable to the owner's "heirs and assigns" (successors by inheritance, or purchase/gift, respectively). Those three words were often included in a conveyance to stress fee simple status.
The Langham Estate was described in 2017 as being one of London's 16 Great Estates with its footprint of 13.8 acres of central London property. [11] [12] Many of the entity's original properties are still held—but now in the form of freehold as their long leases have been sold off. [1] Samuel Tak Lee of Hong Kong is said to be its owner.
The Logs at 17–20 Well Road and 1, 2 and 3 Cannon Lane is a large house in Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden, NW3. The Logs has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since May 1974.
English property law is the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of valuable assets in England and Wales. While part of the United Kingdom, many elements of Scots property law are different. In England, property law encompasses four main topics: English land law, or the law of "real property" English trusts law; English personal property law
In 2010, over a third of the UK was owned by 1,200 families descended from aristocracy, and 15,354 km 2 was owned by the top three land owners, the Forestry Commission, National Trust and Defence Estates. [2] The Crown Estate held around 1,448 km 2. English land law is the law of real property in England and Wales.
In England and Wales, Parliament has granted several different kinds of compulsory purchase power, which are exercisable by various bodies in various situations. Such powers are meant to be used "for the public benefit". This expression is interpreted broadly but is subject to the test of overriding or compelling public interest.
Freehold (law), the tenure of property in fee simple; Customary freehold, a form of feudal tenure of land in England; Parson's freehold, where a Church of England rector or vicar of holds title to benefice property
Hampshire, England: 1996–2995 Queen's College, Oxford [5] Hampshire County Cricket Club: Former farmland U.S. Consulate General, Hong Kong: Building Hong Kong: 1999–2998 City of Hong Kong [6] Government of the United States: Formerly on a 75-year lease with 26 years left Millennium Dome: Building and surrounding land London, England: 2001 ...