Includes bibliographical references (p. 698-708) and index.

Part I. The Concept of Property:
1. Property law -
2. What we mean by 'property' -
3. Justifications for property rights -
4. Allocating property rights -
Part II. Nature of Proprietary Interests:
5. Personal and proprietary interests -
6. Ownership -
7. Possession -
8. Fragmentation of ownership -
9. Recognition of new property interests -
Part III. Acquisition and Disposition of Property Interests:
10. Title -
11. Acquiring title by possession -
12. Transfer and grant -
13. Acquiring interests by other material -
14. Enforceability and priority of interests -
15. Registration -
Part IV. Proprietary Relationships:
16. Co-ownership -
17. Leases and bailment -
18. Security interests.

An innovative examination of the law's treatment of property, this student textbook provides an extremely useful and readable account of general property law principles. It draws on a wide range of materials on property rights in general, and the English property law system in particular, looking at all kinds of property, not just land. It includes the core legal source materials in property law along with excerpts from social science literature, legal theory, and economics, many of which are not easily accessible to law students. These materials are accompanied by a critical commentary, as well as notes, questions and suggestions for further reading. It will be of interest to undergraduate property law students and to non-law students taking property law modules in courses covering planning, environmental law, economics and estate management.

An attractive, cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to property law
Combines property theory with underlying principles and gives a detailed exposition of English property law rules
Provides full commentary on all the materials, supplemented by detailed and wide-ranging notes and questions, which enable students to test their understanding of the issues