Law of Property Act 1925

The Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20) is a statute of the United Kingdom Parliament. It forms part of an interrelated programme of legislation introduced by Lord Chancellor Lord Birkenhead between 1922 and 1925. The programme was intended to modernise the English law of real property. The Act deals principally with the transfer of freehold or leasehold land by deed.

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Law of Property Act 1925

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to Conveyancing and the Law of Property in England and Wales.
Citation	15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20
Introduced by	Lord Birkenhead
Territorial extent	England and Wales[1]
Dates
Royal assent	9 April 1925
Commencement	1 January 1926[2]
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Statute of Uses 32 Hen. 8. c. 34 Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 27 Eliz. 1. c. 4 Clandestine Mortgages Act 1692 Accumulations Act 1800 Elusory Appointments Act 1830 Satisfied Terms Act 1845 Leases Act 1849 12 & 13 Vict. c. 110 Leases Act 1850 Sales of Reversions Act 1867 Partition Act 1868 Powers of Appointment Act 1874 Vendor and Purchaser Act 1874 Partition Act 1876 Conveyancing Act 1882 Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1892 Accumulations Act 1892 Voluntary Conveyances Act 1893
Amended by	Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 Land Registration Act 2002
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Law of Property Act 1925 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The LPA 1925, as amended, provides the core of English land law, particularly as regards many aspects of freehold land which is itself an important consideration in all other types of interest in land.