Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (the “Act”) came into force on 1st December 2009 with the exception of Section 132 which deals with Rent Reviews which subsequently came into force on 28th February 2010. The Act seeks to simplify property law and conveyancing procedures particularly in relation to the ownership of land (fee farm grants), rules relating to future interests (the abolition of the rule against perpetuities), trusts of land (sweeping reforms), co-ownership (abolition of “unilateral” severance; meaning of “consent”), appurtenant rights, contracts and conveyances (simplification and reform of Conveyancing Acts 1881 to 1911), mortgages and judgment mortgages (modernisation of law), the Registration of Title Act 1964 (amendments) and Review of Rents (abolition of upwards only rent reviews).