Chapter 8 Self-test questions

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

Joint tenants own the land in individual shares that can be quantified. correct incorrect

Joint tenants are leasing the land from the freeholder. correct incorrect

Joint tenants both own the whole of the land together. correct incorrect

Joint tenants can never sever their joint tenancy in equity. correct incorrect

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. In law, co-owners can only ever hold the land as joint tenants.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

The right of survivorship only applies to joint tenants in equity. correct incorrect

The right of survivorship only applies to tenants in common in equity. correct incorrect

The right of survivorship applies to both tenants in common and joint tenants in equity. correct incorrect

The right of survivorship applies to neither tenants in common nor joint tenants in equity. correct incorrect

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. For a joint tenancy in equity to exist, four conditions must be satisfied. These are: unity of possession, unity of time, unity of_______, and unity of title.

Your response

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. Where there are joint legal owners of a property, the court will presume that there is also a joint tenancy in equity.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Severance converts the status of a co-owner from joint tenant to tenant in common.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. It is possible to sever a joint tenancy in equity by the following means: please select all that apply.

By a joint tenant operating on his own share. correct incorrect

By mutual conduct. correct incorrect

By mutual agreement. correct incorrect

By murdering a fellow joint tenant. correct incorrect

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. It is possible to sever a joint tenancy by will.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Under s.36(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925, a joint tenancy in equity can be severed by serving a notice in writing on all joint tenants. However, there must be evidence that the notice was read and received by the joint tenants.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is correct?

If there is more than one owner of land, a restriction is always required to be entered in the Land Register. correct incorrect

If there is more than one owner of land, a restriction is never required to be entered in the Land Register. correct incorrect

If there is more than one owner of land, the owners can choose whether or not to enter a restriction in the Land Register. correct incorrect

If there is more than one owner of land, a restriction may need to be entered in the Land Register. correct incorrect