Beneficial joint tenancies: a case for abolition?
Thompson, M.P.
Beneficial joint tenancies: a case for abolition? - 1987 - Conveyancer & Property Lawyer , January-February 1987, 29-35 (7) .
In the light of changes proposed by the Law Commission in its recent Working Paper on Trusts of Land , the article discusses the legal aspects of joint tenancies and tenancies in common . The principal feature of a joint tenancy is the right of survivorship whereby the longest living of the joint tenants ultimately becomes the sole owner of the property . Considers severance of a joint tenancy and its effect.
Beneficial joint tenancies: a case for abolition? - 1987 - Conveyancer & Property Lawyer , January-February 1987, 29-35 (7) .
In the light of changes proposed by the Law Commission in its recent Working Paper on Trusts of Land , the article discusses the legal aspects of joint tenancies and tenancies in common . The principal feature of a joint tenancy is the right of survivorship whereby the longest living of the joint tenants ultimately becomes the sole owner of the property . Considers severance of a joint tenancy and its effect.