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Historically, property has always been divided into two categories - real property and personal property. Discuss
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SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS Historically, property has always been divided into two categories - real property and personal property. Discuss In England the Crown technically owns all the land since the Norman Conquest of 1066 as a result of his victory, William declared himself King and owner of all land. To this day all land belongs ultimately to the Crown. Thus, if a person dies without leaving a will and with no relatives to inherit, his property goes back bona vacantia - to the Crown. Real and personal property are distinguished due to historical reasons of English law. Most law books put the evolution of land law down to three things. First of all, land after the Norman Conquest was subject to feudal tenure and thus held from or through the Crown. Secondly, interests in land were protected at law by the so-called re actions, which meant that the land itself could be recovered if the...
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