LW1IPL: Introduction to Property Law

Module code: LW1IPL

Module provider: School of Law

Credits: 20

Level: Level 1 (Certificate)

When you'll be taught: Semester 2

Module convenor: Mr Kieran Marshall, email: kl.marshall@reading.ac.uk

Module co-convenor: Ms Christina Walton-Pocock, email: christina.walton-pocock@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 21 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module provides a foundation for those Henley Business School students who are required to undertake further and more specialist property law studies as part of their studies. Overall, it aims to provide students with an understanding of the basic legal principles governing the ownership, use, and enjoyment of land in England and Wales, and the torts that occur in relation to the same. This module is delivered at University of Reading and the University of Reading Malaysia.  

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Specify the forms of land ownership recognised by the law of England and Wales and explain the ways, both formal and informal, by which rights and interests in and over land can be created, transferred and disposed of
2. Explain the principal rights and liabilities arising in the law of tort in respect of the use and occupation of land
3. Identify and analyse potential rights and liabilities in law of property and tort arising out of hypothetical scenarios and organise and deploy legal material effectively in assessed work

Module content

The module will help students acquire an understanding of:

1. The law of property as it relates to the ownership of land in England and Wales, and that which more specifically concerns the rights and interests in and over land and how the same are created, transferred, and disposed of
2. The principal rights and liabilities arising in the law of tort in respect of the use and occupation of land

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Overall, module will comprise the following pattern of teaching, assessment, and preparation: 

• Teaching: 22 hours of lectures, 5 hours of tutorials (content of all to be outlined in the Module Handbook and Tutorial Guide). The module will take place in Semester 2. There will be a number of re-cap and revision lectures pertaining to the themes covered during the semester, and a general revision lecture and mock exam ahead of the end of module assessment.  
• Preparation: a number of re-cap lectures will be held after longer themed lectures (e.g., mortgages and easements, etc.) Additionally, students will have the opportunity to undertake a formative assessment (in class) ahead of completing their summative assessment. Practice mock exam questions will be presented for revision at the end of the Semester to assist in the development of exam technique. This will begin after the reading week in Semester 2.   

For students studying at our campus in Malaysia: This module may be taught in a different semester and the breakdown of study hours may differ to those set out in the Study Hours table (please refer to the Module Handbook for the correct breakdown). In addition, you will be required to complete an additional 40 hours of study, taking the total number of study hours to 240 for this module. This is to comply with the Malaysian Quality Agency (MQA).

Study hours

At least 35 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Students will have the opportunity to undertake a formative assessment (in class) before their summative assessment. In addition, formative practice exam questions will be shared at the beginning of the second half of Semester 2 assist with revision and the development of exam technique. 

Reassessment

Additional costs