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Module Title	LH Real Estate
School	Birmingham Law School
Department	Law
Module Code	09 30697
Module Lead	Emily Carroll
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-30 hours Seminar-6 hours Guided independent study-164 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module will build upon the knowledge gained from the Law School’s LLB 2nd Year Property modules allowing deeper engagement with key concepts in second year Land Law modules, but will include topics that have been omitted from the new 20 Credit Land Law and will include substantive new areas including landlord and tenant law. An outline of topics covered by the module might be as follows: 1. Landlord and tenant law, which may include: - Building on key features of leasehold property and understanding express covenants and implied obligations termination of leases and remedies. - Residential tenancies including the operation of the Housing Act 1988 and Rent Act 1977 and the regulation of long residential tenancies. - The regulation of business tenancies. 2. Freehold covenants and recommendations for change to the law in this area. 3. Mortgages and undue influence and appreciation of the underlying policy issues in this area of law. 4. Adverse Possession; and 5. Property and Human Rights.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: identify, state and analyse the concepts, principles and rules of land law within this Real Estate module. recognise the political, economic and social contexts in which land law has developed (and continues to develop) undertake independent research in relation to English and Welsh law. reflect upon and critically evaluate the appropriateness of the different mechanisms designed to achieve accountability and comment upon the different intellectual perspectives and debates in relation to these.
Assessment	30697-01 : Essay : Coursework (70%) 30697-02 : MCT : Exam (School Arranged) - MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) (30%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Multiple Choice Test 60 minutes (30%) locally timetabled Essay or Report amounting to 3,000 words (70%) Reassessment: Resit failed component(s)
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