Chapter 1 Self-test questions

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Your friend, John, has just bought his first house, a lovely cottage in Cornwall. John tells you that he is relieved that he finally owns the earth beneath his feet. Is John right?

Yes correct incorrect

No correct incorrect

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Jasmine is buying a freehold house and tells you that the built-in kitchen is absolutely fabulous. If Jasmine buys the house, will she necessarily also buy the kitchen fittings she admires so much, if the documents that the vendor signs do not mention the fitted kitchen?

Yes correct incorrect

No correct incorrect

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After 1925, which are the legal estates in land?

The life estate, the fee simple absolute in possession and the fee tail. correct incorrect

The fee simple absolute in possession and the term of years absolute. correct incorrect

The term of years absolute, the life estate and the fee simple absolute in possession. correct incorrect

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In the term "fee simple absolute in possession", what does "in possession" mean?

The owner must have rights to the land now, not rights that arise in future. correct incorrect

The owner must be in possession of the land. correct incorrect

The land must not be subject to a tenancy. correct incorrect