LPC REAL ESTATE VERIFIED EXAM SOLUTIONS - COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - CURRENT VERSION (2026/2027)
University of Law (ULaw) | Legal Practice Course | Distinction-Level
Notes
1. Which section of the Land Registration Act 2002 imposes the duty
to register on a first registration trigger?
A. Section 4
B. Section 6
C. Section 11
D. Section 29
ANSWER: A. Section 4 LRA 2002 sets out the events triggering
compulsory first registration.
2. Under the LRA 2002, the fee simple absolute in possession is:
A. A minor interest
B. A qualifying estate capable of first registration
C. Only registrable if over 7 years
D. Automatically registered on creation
ANSWER: B. A fee simple absolute in possession is a qualifying estate that
can be voluntarily or compulsorily registered.
3. The three parts of the register are:
A. Property, Proprietorship, Charges
B. Title, Ownership, Encumbrances
C. Freehold, Leasehold, Charges
D. Description, Title, Charges
ANSWER: A. The register comprises the Property Register, the
Proprietorship Register, and the Charges Register.
,4. Which register entry shows the name of the registered proprietor?
A. Property Register
B. Charges Register
C. Proprietorship Register
D. Title Register
ANSWER: C. The Proprietorship Register contains the name and address
of the registered proprietor and any restrictions.
5. A 'restriction' on the Proprietorship Register operates to:
A. Prevent all dealings with the land
B. Prevent registration of a registrable disposition unless certain conditions
are met
C. Automatically override any buyer's title
D. Create a legal charge over the property
ANSWER: B. A restriction prevents the registrar from registering a
registrable disposition unless specified conditions are satisfied.
6. Under LRA 2002 s.29, a registered disposition for valuable
consideration takes priority over:
A. All overriding interests
B. All unregistered interests except those protected on the register or
overriding interests
C. All interests whatsoever
D. Only equitable interests
ANSWER: B. Section 29 LRA 2002 provides that a registered disposition
for valuable consideration takes priority over prior interests unless they are
protected by entry or override registration.
7. Which of the following is an overriding interest under Schedule 3
LRA 2002?
A. An estate contract protected by a notice
B. A legal lease not exceeding 7 years
C. A restrictive covenant
,D. A caution against first registration
ANSWER: B. Legal leases not exceeding 7 years are overriding interests
under Schedule 3, paragraph 1 LRA 2002.
8. An interest of a person in actual occupation overrides registered
dispositions under Schedule 3 LRA 2002 provided:
A. The occupation is visible on reasonable inspection or the buyer had
actual knowledge
B. It is registered as a notice
C. It is a legal interest
D. The occupier is the legal owner
ANSWER: A. Schedule 3, para 2 LRA 2002 protects actual occupation
interests if the occupation would have been obvious on reasonable
inspection or the disponee had actual knowledge.
9. A notice in the Charges Register can protect which of the following?
A. An overriding interest
B. A restrictive covenant or estate contract
C. A registered charge
D. The proprietor's name
ANSWER: B. Notices are entered in the Charges Register and protect third-
party interests such as restrictive covenants and estate contracts.
10. Title guarantee in a conveyance of registered land: what does 'full
title guarantee' imply under the Law of Property (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1994?
A. The seller has an absolute title with no encumbrances
B. The seller has the right to dispose and will do further acts if required,
plus implied covenants against incumbrances
C. The seller guarantees vacant possession
D. The seller accepts unlimited liability for defects
ANSWER: B. Full title guarantee implies the covenants in LP(MP)A 1994
s.2–4: right to dispose, further assurance, and freedom from incumbrances.
, Topic: Unregistered Land
11. In unregistered land, which doctrine determines priority of
interests?
A. The mirror principle
B. Notice (actual, constructive, imputed)
C. The Curtain principle
D. Land charges registration
ANSWER: B. Priority of equitable interests in unregistered land is governed
by the doctrine of notice: actual, constructive, and imputed.
12. A Class C(iv) land charge under the Land Charges Act 1972
protects:
A. A restrictive covenant
B. A general equitable charge
C. An estate contract
D. A puisne mortgage
ANSWER: C. A Class C(iv) land charge protects an estate contract
(contract to create a legal estate).
13. A purchaser of unregistered land takes subject to an unregistered
Class C(iv) land charge because:
A. They had constructive notice
B. Failure to register a registrable land charge makes it void against a
purchaser for money or money's worth of a legal estate
C. The charge overrides all interests
D. The equitable doctrine of notice still applies
ANSWER: B. Land Charges Act 1972 s.4(6) — an unregistered Class C(iv)
charge is void against a purchaser of a legal estate for money or money's
worth.
14. Where unregistered land is transferred on a first registration
trigger, the application for first registration must be made within:
A. 1 month
B. 2 months
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - CURRENT VERSION (2026/2027)
University of Law (ULaw) | Legal Practice Course | Distinction-Level
Notes
1. Which section of the Land Registration Act 2002 imposes the duty
to register on a first registration trigger?
A. Section 4
B. Section 6
C. Section 11
D. Section 29
ANSWER: A. Section 4 LRA 2002 sets out the events triggering
compulsory first registration.
2. Under the LRA 2002, the fee simple absolute in possession is:
A. A minor interest
B. A qualifying estate capable of first registration
C. Only registrable if over 7 years
D. Automatically registered on creation
ANSWER: B. A fee simple absolute in possession is a qualifying estate that
can be voluntarily or compulsorily registered.
3. The three parts of the register are:
A. Property, Proprietorship, Charges
B. Title, Ownership, Encumbrances
C. Freehold, Leasehold, Charges
D. Description, Title, Charges
ANSWER: A. The register comprises the Property Register, the
Proprietorship Register, and the Charges Register.
,4. Which register entry shows the name of the registered proprietor?
A. Property Register
B. Charges Register
C. Proprietorship Register
D. Title Register
ANSWER: C. The Proprietorship Register contains the name and address
of the registered proprietor and any restrictions.
5. A 'restriction' on the Proprietorship Register operates to:
A. Prevent all dealings with the land
B. Prevent registration of a registrable disposition unless certain conditions
are met
C. Automatically override any buyer's title
D. Create a legal charge over the property
ANSWER: B. A restriction prevents the registrar from registering a
registrable disposition unless specified conditions are satisfied.
6. Under LRA 2002 s.29, a registered disposition for valuable
consideration takes priority over:
A. All overriding interests
B. All unregistered interests except those protected on the register or
overriding interests
C. All interests whatsoever
D. Only equitable interests
ANSWER: B. Section 29 LRA 2002 provides that a registered disposition
for valuable consideration takes priority over prior interests unless they are
protected by entry or override registration.
7. Which of the following is an overriding interest under Schedule 3
LRA 2002?
A. An estate contract protected by a notice
B. A legal lease not exceeding 7 years
C. A restrictive covenant
,D. A caution against first registration
ANSWER: B. Legal leases not exceeding 7 years are overriding interests
under Schedule 3, paragraph 1 LRA 2002.
8. An interest of a person in actual occupation overrides registered
dispositions under Schedule 3 LRA 2002 provided:
A. The occupation is visible on reasonable inspection or the buyer had
actual knowledge
B. It is registered as a notice
C. It is a legal interest
D. The occupier is the legal owner
ANSWER: A. Schedule 3, para 2 LRA 2002 protects actual occupation
interests if the occupation would have been obvious on reasonable
inspection or the disponee had actual knowledge.
9. A notice in the Charges Register can protect which of the following?
A. An overriding interest
B. A restrictive covenant or estate contract
C. A registered charge
D. The proprietor's name
ANSWER: B. Notices are entered in the Charges Register and protect third-
party interests such as restrictive covenants and estate contracts.
10. Title guarantee in a conveyance of registered land: what does 'full
title guarantee' imply under the Law of Property (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1994?
A. The seller has an absolute title with no encumbrances
B. The seller has the right to dispose and will do further acts if required,
plus implied covenants against incumbrances
C. The seller guarantees vacant possession
D. The seller accepts unlimited liability for defects
ANSWER: B. Full title guarantee implies the covenants in LP(MP)A 1994
s.2–4: right to dispose, further assurance, and freedom from incumbrances.
, Topic: Unregistered Land
11. In unregistered land, which doctrine determines priority of
interests?
A. The mirror principle
B. Notice (actual, constructive, imputed)
C. The Curtain principle
D. Land charges registration
ANSWER: B. Priority of equitable interests in unregistered land is governed
by the doctrine of notice: actual, constructive, and imputed.
12. A Class C(iv) land charge under the Land Charges Act 1972
protects:
A. A restrictive covenant
B. A general equitable charge
C. An estate contract
D. A puisne mortgage
ANSWER: C. A Class C(iv) land charge protects an estate contract
(contract to create a legal estate).
13. A purchaser of unregistered land takes subject to an unregistered
Class C(iv) land charge because:
A. They had constructive notice
B. Failure to register a registrable land charge makes it void against a
purchaser for money or money's worth of a legal estate
C. The charge overrides all interests
D. The equitable doctrine of notice still applies
ANSWER: B. Land Charges Act 1972 s.4(6) — an unregistered Class C(iv)
charge is void against a purchaser of a legal estate for money or money's
worth.
14. Where unregistered land is transferred on a first registration
trigger, the application for first registration must be made within:
A. 1 month
B. 2 months
