Topic

Detail

Academic year / semester

2025-26 (1^st Semester)

Module code and title

5LW028 Property Law

Assignment name

Coursework

Assignment type

Coursework

Assignment weighting and size

100%, 2,500 words +/- 10%

Assessment unpacking video location

Canvas- Assessment unpacking and guidance

Summative (i.e., final) submission date

6 January 2026 by

Summative submission method

online in Canvas

Assignment requirements

The assignment must be word-processed.

The assignment that students are required to do for this module will indicate a maximum word length. Students MUST clearly state on the work they submit how many words they have used. The word limit does include quotes. An allowance of ONLY 10% of the stated word limit is acceptable.

Students do not have to count words used in:

• Footnotes – so long as the footnotes are used for reference purposes only.
• Appendices so long as these are limited to the inclusion of documentation, statistical material, or tables. 
• Bibliography
• Table of Cases
• Table of Statutes

There must be footnote references to all quotations or direct paraphrasing of material.

The assignment must contain a Bibliography of material actually referred to in researching the answer to the question.  It will be expected that most of the items listed in the Bibliography will be identifiably drawn on in the text of the work and therefore make up the references/footnotes that you include 

There must be a Table of Cases referred to in the essay. These cases must be cited in standard form.

ANSWER ALL THREE QUESTIONS & ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS

1. Explain the difference between legal property interests and equitable property interests in English law and explain why it is significant. Support your discussion with reference to relevant sources.

1. Regan and Simran live in Wolverhampton and are in a personal relationship. They buy several properties in their joint names not merely for their family home but also for investment. Regan largely provides the money for the purchases, any mortgage repayments, and the legal fees. They agree that Simran renovates and is responsible for construction work on the properties. When the relationship breaks down, Regan claims that he owns the full beneficial interest in the properties as he paid for them, and Simran claims that she holds a beneficial interest as the properties are purchased in joint names.  

Advise Regan and Simran whether they have an equal beneficial interest in the properties where the presumption of a joint tenancy should not be confined exclusively to the domestic setting.

1. If a student lives in student accommodation or in a shared flat or house, what is the nature of their interest? Critically analyse whether they have just a personal right to occupy the premises, or a tenancy of all or part of it. Support your discussion with reference to relevant sources. 

Learning outcomes

LO1- Demonstrate accurate knowledge and confident understanding of the fundamental doctrines, sources and principles which underpin the Law of Real Property in England and Wales, including the Foundations of Legal Knowledge; how Law is made and developed, ethics and the concept of justice and the institutions within which the law is administered.

LO2- Demonstrate an ability to apply knowledge to complex legal situations, recognising potential solutions and taking into account ambiguity and uncertainty in the law, providing supporting reasons using case law/statute extensively, accurately and in detail.

LO3- Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to research and analyse the law; including the effective use of resources to retrieve and evaluate information; and to apply the findings of such work to the solution of legal problems.

LO4- Be able to act independently in planning and managing tasks with limited guidance in areas which they have studied.

Assessment criteria
(see rubric below for performance criteria)

v Knowledge & understanding

v Critical awareness/ ability to analyse

v Legal problem solving skills

v Ability to retrieve information from primary & secondary sources

Characteristics of a good submission

When you submit their work, they will be required to confirm that:

• The submission is your own work.
• Any material they have used has been acknowledged & appropriately referenced.
• All references must follow the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA).
• You have not allowed other students to have access to your work.
• The work has not been submitted previously.

Additional instructions

Always keep a copy of your drafts and a file of working documents. There may be circumstances – for example, if there are questions relating to the academic integrity of your work – where you may be asked to submit the evidence of your work and meet with your tutor to answer questions about your submission.

Professional Body requirements

PRSB

University regulations

University’s Academic Regulations

Academic Integrity Policy

Level and Mark Descriptors

Support

Student Support and Wellbeing

Study Guides

Skills for Learning – Introduction to Academic Study Skills

Academic English Language Skills

You should also refer to your Course and Module Guides

Date by which feedback will be provided

By 3 February 2026

Feedback format

Written and oral

Resit details

31 March 2026

Rating Name

Rating Description

70+

Extensive accurate referencing and citation in footnotes and a detailed bibliography (including tables of cases/statutory materials)

60+

Good accurate referencing and citation in footnotes and a detailed bibliography (including tables of cases/statutory materials)

50+

Adequate referencing and citation in footnotes and a bibliography (including tables of cases/statutory materials)

40+

Some referencing and citation in footnotes and some bibliographical material

Below 40

Referencing and citation in footnotes and bibliographical material, if included is likely to be limited in scope

Rating Name

Rating Description

70+

Extensive detailed knowledge and understanding:

Full response to the assignment with all content relevant and focused. Very good understanding of relevant theory, concepts and models.Application of appropriate theory to examples/practice, demonstrating a rigorous approach to a variety of ideas, contexts and frameworks.

60+

Good well-developed knowledge and understanding:

Answers most if not all detailed aspects of the question. Content mainly relevant and accurate. Good knowledge and understanding of relevant theory and concepts and application of theoretical models. Evidence of a developing appreciation of contextual issues.

50+

Adequate knowledge and understanding:

Main issues addressed and solid attempt to answer question. Some relevant content applied. Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant theory and concepts and identification of main issues.

40+

Limited but satisfactory knowledge and understanding:

Satisfactory attempt to address question/issues with some content relevant to assignment topic. Demonstration that the learning outcomes have been met. Material engages with relevant module materials but largely repeats taught input and lacks development or personal interpretation. Some general understanding of topic theory and concepts. Lacks coherence.

Below 40

Very limited and unsatisfactory knowledge and understanding:

Some learning outcomes and / or assessment criteria not met. Questions not answered fully. Content not wholly relevant. Little or no evidence of understanding of relevant theory. Very repetitive of taught input – no development or application. The use of extensive quoted passages evident.

Rating Name

Rating Description

70+

High level critical awareness:

The work shows high level critical awareness of issues relevant to the question.

The work engages in extensive discussion of well-developed points linked into an effective and sustainable argument relevant to the question.

The work reaches logical and well supported conclusions developing out of the discussion and with focus on the question.

60+

Good critical awareness:

The work shows good critical awareness of issues relevant to the question.

The work engages in a good discussion of many developed/well developed points linked into a sustainable argument relevant to the question.

The work reaches logical and well supported conclusions developing out of the discussion and with focus on the question.

50+

Adequate critical awareness:

The work shows critical awareness of many issues relevant to the question.

The work engages in some discussion OR makes many relevant points which may be linked to form the basis of an argument.

The work reaches logical conclusions with some link to the points made and the question

40+

Limited but satisfactory critical awareness:

The work shows some critical awareness of some of the more obvious issues relevant to the question.

The work makes several relevant points some of which may be linked.

The work reaches conclusions in some way connected to the question

Below 40

Limited and unsatisfactory critical awareness:

The work shows some limited awareness of at least one issue relevant to the question.

The work makes some unconnected relevant points with little if any development.

The work reaches a basic if any conclusion

Rating Name

Rating Description

70+

High-level problem-solving skills:

The work identifies clearly and correctly all of the issues raised by the problem.

The work applies all of the relevant law to the facts in a well-reasoned and logical way and distinguishes where appropriate.

The work reaches cogent, logical and well supported conclusions balancing possible outcomes.

60+

Good problem-solving skills:

The work identifies clearly and correctly all of the issues raised by the problem.

The work applies all the relevant law to the facts in a well-reasoned and logical way.

The work reaches reasoned and well supported conclusions

50+

Adequate problem-solving skills:

The work identifies correctly most of the issues raised by the question.

The work applies most of the relevant law in a reasoned and logical way.

The work reaches reasoned conclusions.

40+

Limited but satisfactory problem-solving skills:

The work identifies correctly some of the issues raised by the problem.

The work applies some relevant law with some reasoning.

The work reaches conclusions.

Below 40

Very limited and unsatisfactory problem-solving skills:

The work identifies few if any of the issues raised by the problem.

The work applies little if any relevant law.

Conclusions may lack reason.