| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law of Real property. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Vict. c. 106 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 4 August 1845 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1875 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Real Property Act 1845 [1] (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, [2] which regulated the transfer of land by sale.
Section 3 of the act stated that "a lease required by law to be in writing ... shall be void at law unless also made by deed".
Section 5 reversed a common law rule that a person could not take an immediate interest in land unless named in an indenture under seal. [3]
Section 6 stated that contingent interests were entirely alienable.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to facilitate the Conveyance of Real Property. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Vict. c. 119 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 August 1845 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Act 8 & 9 Vict. c. 119, sometimes called the Conveyance of Real Property Act 1845, [4] was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [5]
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