Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989
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The Law of Property Act 1989 (c 34) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament, which lays down a number of important provisions for English property law
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English property law
English property law refers to the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of wealth in England and Wales. Property law can refer to many things, and covers many areas. Property in land is the domain of the law of real property. The law of personal property is particularly important for...
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- s 1 sets out the requirements for a deedDeedA deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, or affirms or confirms something which passes, an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions sealed...
, which is that it should say it is a "deed", be signed and be witnessed by two people.
- s 2 requires that a "sale or other disposition of an interest in land can only be made in writing and only by incorporating all the terms which the parties have expressly agreed in one document or, where contracts are exchanged, in each."