THE LAW OF PROPERTY ACT, 1922

Authors

Joseph Warren, Harvard University

Abstract

The English law of property legislation, which has been pending for over two years, was passed June 29 last. It will take effect January 1, 1925. For a century the reform of the law of real property has been a burning question in England-far more so than with us. Judges, lawyers, solicitors, conveyancing experts have all taken an active part. Learned societies have spoken through committees and royal commissions have reported. Piece by piece many of the antiquities have been abolished. But no reform is as far-reaching as the present act. In January, 1919, the Acquisition and Valuation of Land Committee in its fourth report agreed that the first step in improvement of the transfer of land was the simplification of the land law itself. The committee therefore recommended the Cherry Bill, so called because Mr. B. L. Cherry, a distinguished conveyancing counsel, had much to do with its drafting.

Recommended Citation

Joseph Warren, THE LAW OF PROPERTY ACT, 1922, 21 Mich. L. Rev. 245 (1923).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol21/iss3/2