Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1881

An Act for simplifying and improving the practice of Conveyancing; and for vesting in Trustees, Mortgagees, and others various powers commonly conferred by provisions inserted in Settlements, Mortgages, Wills, and other Instruments; and for amending in various particulars the Law of Property; and for other purposes.

[22nd August 1881.]

Sections

Section 1 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Short title ; commencement ; extent.

Section 2 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Interpretation of property, land, &c.

Section 3 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Application of stated conditions of sale to all purchases.

Section 4 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Completion of contract after death.

Section 5 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Provision by Court for incumbrances, and sale freed therefrom.

Section 6 Conveyancing Act 1881 – General words in conveyances of land, buildings, or manor.

Section 7 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Covenants for title to be implied.

Section 8 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Rights of purchaser as to execution.

Section 9 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Acknowledgment of right to production, and undertaking for safe custody of documents.

Section 10 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Rent and benefit of lessees covenants to run with reversion.

Section 11 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Obligation of lessors covenants to run with reversion.

Section 12 Conveyancing Act 1881 – Apportionment of conditions on severance, &c.

Section 13 Conveyancing Act 1881 – On sub-demise, title to leasehold reversion not to be required.