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One of those innocuous-sounding, understated, quintessentially British statutes that actually does some fairly important work. | {{a|security|}}One of those innocuous-sounding, understated, quintessentially British statutes that actually does some fairly important work. | ||
It is this little fellow whom we can thank for vouchsafing to us the expression “[[full title guarantee]]” and its less fashionable, seldom-uttered brother “[[limited title guarantee]]”. | It is this little fellow whom we can thank for vouchsafing to us the expression “[[full title guarantee]]” and its less fashionable, seldom-uttered brother “[[limited title guarantee]]”. In it, “[[property]]” includes intangible rights and similar [[thing in action|things in action]]. | ||
also, it implies a covenant, in Section 3(1), that | |||
{{box|3(1) If the disposition is expressed to be made with [[full title guarantee]] there shall be [[implied covenant|implied a covenant]] that the person making the disposition is disposing of the property free—<br> | |||
:(a) from all charges and incumbrances (whether monetary or not), and <br> | |||
:(b) from all other rights exercisable by third parties, <br> | |||
other than any [[charge|charges]], [[encumbrance|incumbrances]] or rights which that person does not and could not reasonably be expected to know about.}} | |||
It is not unknown for chargees to try to widen this [[implied covenant]] to delete the caveat about no actual or [[constructive knowledge]]. Which seems a bit harsh. | |||
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[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/36/contents text of the legislation] | [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/36/contents text of the legislation] | ||
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