Law of Property Act 1925: Primary legislation governing property law in England and Wales. Key sections include 1-3 (legal estates), 62 (conveyancing provisions), and 78 (benefit and burden of covenants).
Land Registration Act 2002: Governs the registration of land in England and Wales, including requirements for registration, priority rules, and the recording of notices and restrictions.
Land Charges Act 1972: Deals with the registration of land charges and protection of rights in unregistered land.
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989: Contains formal requirements for contracts relating to land, particularly Section 2.
Re Ellenborough Park [1956]: Leading case law establishing the requirements for valid easements and their essential characteristics.
Wheeldon v Burrows [1879]: Key case law establishing principles for implied grant of easements.
Pwllbach Colliery v Woodman [1915]: Important case law regarding the running of benefit and burden of covenants.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Legislation governing planning permissions and use restrictions that may affect easements.
Rights of Way Act 1932: Legislation specifically dealing with rights of way and public access.
Equality Act 2010: Contains provisions regarding access requirements that may need to be considered in easement arrangements.
Four Essential Characteristics of Easements: Legal requirements including: dominant and servient tenements, benefit to dominant land, different owners/occupiers, and capability of forming subject matter of grant.
Perpetuity Rules: Common law and statutory rules governing the duration and validity of property rights.
Environmental Legislation: Various environmental laws and regulations that may impact the creation and exercise of easements.
Building Regulations: Technical and safety requirements that may affect the practical implementation of easements.
