Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3092: Introduction to Landlord and Tenant

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

The nature of a lease

express and implied covenants

Original tenant/landlord liability

Covenants including:-

- Alienation – assignment and subletting

- Alterations and Repairs

- user

Termination and dilapidations

Renewal of business tenancies

Consideration/overview of the statutory framework governing different aspects of landlord and tenant – residential, business, agricultural

Rent review

Service charges

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
27.5	122.5	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	11 x 2 hours lectures including introductory and revision sessions
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	4.5	3 x 1.5 hrs workshops
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities	1	1 x 1 hr Drop in session
Guided independent study	52.5	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study	20	Workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study	50	Assessment preparation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Woodfall Landlord and Tenant; Hill and Redman Landlord and Tenant; online cases and articles

Blackstones Property statutes, land law text books – as used on the Yr 2 Land Law course