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The Law of Property

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Law and the Built Environment

Part of the book series: Macmillan Building and Surveying Series ((BASS))

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Any discussion relating to buildings or land must concern itself with the legal status of different types of property. In most legal systems a distinction is made between land/buildings and other types of property. In Civil law systems, this distinction is between Immoveable property (land and buildings upon it) and Moveable property (everything else). This indicates the permanent nature of land and its unique status in contrast to other forms of property.

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© 1999 Douglas Wood

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Wood, D. (1999). The Law of Property. In: Law and the Built Environment. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14295-8_4

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  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

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