Deeds, contracts and land formalities

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1. 01

   When a deed is needed

   For a transfer or creation of a legal land right, what is the first formalities question you ask to decide whether a deed is needed?

2. 02

   Contract or deed

   How do you distinguish a contract that can support an equitable interest from a deed that creates or transfers a legal right?

3. 03

   Defective land formalities

   If the parties intended a legal easement or mortgage but the formalities are wrong, what is the immediate consequence for the right claimed?

4. 04

   Lease formalities

   When a lease is being granted, how do you decide whether the arrangement is likely to be legal, equitable, or ineffective because of formalities?

5. 05

   Mortgage without a deed

   What formalities issue do you check first when a client says they have ‘signed the mortgage papers’ but no deed was used?

6. 06

   Equity after failed deed

   What must be present before you can say equity may step in despite missing legal formalities?

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