Current Research Themes

Trusts and Property

The connection between trusts and property, both real and personal, is well known. From questions about co-ownership and trusts of land, to formalities for express trusts, to issues of unconscionability and fraud, trusts play a pivotal role in our understanding of how people use, enjoy and monetise...

Land registration and title systems

Title to land in England & Wales is governed largely by the Land Registration Act 2002, although there are pockets of unregistered title. This research stream focuses on both the policy and the detail of the Land Registration Act 2002 and incorporates comparative analysis of systems in other...

Landlord & Tenant Law

The relationship of landlord and tenant is one of the most common, and most complex, relationships in common law systems. The Centre is engaged in research covering all aspects of this relationship: residential and business tenancies; public and private sector landlords; agricultural tenancies...

Environmental and social impact of land ownership

Property law does not exist in a vacuum and this research stream combines the legal with the practical, with special focus on the environmental and social impact of the way land ownership is organised. Members of the Centre have expertise in environmental regulation of land use and the development...

Land Law and public policy

Land law is not sterile nor static. It responds to the way people actually use land and how society views land use and land ownership. This research stream analyses how the law responds to, and shapes, land use and how economic and social policies interact with legal principles.

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15th Modern Studies in Property Law Conference in Cambridge March 2024 and 100 Years of the 1925 Property Legislation Symposium

8 April 2023

The 15th Biennial Modern Studies in Property Law Conference will take place in Cambridge, centred around Queens’ College, Cambridge ( https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/ ) and the Cambridge Centre for Property Law ( https://www.ccpl.landecon.cam.ac.uk/ ) between 25 th -28 th March 2024. The postgraduate showcase day will take...

2024 Conferences on Property Law

4 January 2023

In March 2024, the Centre will be hosting two conferences. The 15th Modern Studies in Property Law Conference will be held in Cambridge in March 2024 and, as with previous conferences, papers will be published as the next volume in the Modern Studies in Property Law Series. The latest volume edited by Natalie Mrockova ...

PBA Essay Competition 2023

21 November 2022

The Property Bar Association is pleased to launch its Essay Competition 2023 designed to recognise academic achievement and help to identify future property barristers and encourage an interest in property law. The competition is open to all law undergraduates, LLM, GDL and BPTC students. The 2023 Essay Question is: "Has...

Guest v Guest: Proprietary Estoppel

18 November 2022

The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in Guest v Guest concerning the proper approach to remedies for a successful claim of estoppel. See [2022] UKSC 27 Judgment here

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