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Joint-tenancy

an undivided moiety of the whole, and not the whole of an undivided moiety, though since the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 27), s. 12, the possession of one joint-tenant is … others. The entry of the one joint-tenant apparently does not vest the possession of another joint-tenant; see Carson's Real Property Statutes (notes to s. 12, supra). Joint tenancy means that each one of the tenants has unity of

Alien

that this section shall not operate so as to-- (1) Confer any right on an alien to hold real property situate out of the United Kingdom; or (2) Qualify an alien for any office or for any municipal,

chattel

are considered chattels real have been treated by the common law as personal property despite being interests in real property.

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property

Matched in: Term property

Equitable estates and interests

(29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 10), which made equitable estates of inheritance assets by descent, the (English) Real Property Limitation Acts, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27), ss. 24 and 25, and 1874 (37 &

Estate

have lost much of their importance since 1925, when a new system of conveyancing was introduced by the Real Property legislation of that year. (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 1(1), declares that the only estates in land (see

Real action

Matched in: Term Real action

Married women's property

Matched in: Term Married women's property

listing

listing 1 : an arrangement, agreement, or contract for the marketing of real property through one or more real estate agents usually for a specific period called also listing agreement exclusive agency … if the owner sells it directly to any party multiple listing : an agreement or arrangement under which real property is marketed through a service or association composed of several agents with a commission from the sale of

Deed

duly signed, sealed, and delivered. It is either an indenture (factum inter partes) needing an actual indentation [(English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 5], reproduced by the Law of Property Act, 1925, … such several capacities. Husband and wife are generally of the same part except in separation deeds. The (English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 5, enacts that under an indenture executed after the

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