Introduction to Pretence | Land Law

Subscribe to my personal channel for videos on how to study law effectively & efficiently:    / @heygarethevans   In general, parties to a right falling within one of the in rem bubbles can opt for the right to operate on an in personam basis. E.g. IDC Group Ltd v Clark (1992) 65 P & CR 179 (easement). Seems logical this position e.g. about freedom of contract, responds to the market, etc. So if parties want to have their right to have contractual effect and nothing more. The position for leases. For a time the standard position applied equally to leases. The parties to an occupation agreement involving exclusive possession, rent and term could ensure that the agreement would operate in personam by stipulating that it was to take effect as a licence Despite the lease content requirements being satisfied! However, in the 1985 case of Street v Mountford the House of Lords ruled that an arrangement involving exclusive possession, rent and term is necessarily a lease. Regardless of what the parties choose to describe it as If you have any questions drop me a message below 👍🏻 ------------------------------- Hey! If you’re new to the channel… my name is Gareth Evans I am the owner of Digestible Notes, a website created to make learning fun and easy to understand. Our ultimate goal is to make education accessible to everyone and centralise the internet's vast sea of information. I want to show you that anyone can achieve their learning goals and live their dream life. Read from our website: https://digestiblenotes.com ------------------------------- SEE MY VIDEO ON LEGAL AND EQUITABLE LEASES ➡️    • Legal and Equitable Leases | Land Law   If you liked this blog post you may like my website post on 'Pretence': https://digestiblenotes.com/law/land/...