Method of legal transferring of land went through significant changes after the land registration act 1925 which came in to effect since 1 January 1926. According s1 of the act only two ways are possible in transferring ownership. The first is commonly known as freehold ( legally known as fee simple absolute) and the second is leasehold ( legally seen as ownership over a period of time). This change made it impossible to make other forms of transferring ownership of land except transfer behind a trust. All other forms like life estate, fee tail etc...becomes illegal.
However it made possible to create interests like easement, rent charge, legal mortgage rights of entry etc..
s1 of the property legislation from its introduction has reduced the number of estate in land which are capable of being conveyed or created at law. By introducing these restrictions conveyance process became simpler.
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