EV-0621 — Root of title: the 25 December 1938 conveyance, and why the 31 December 1969 sale fell under the 30-year rule (LPA 1925 s.44(1); LPA 1969 ss.23, 31(2))
| EV ID | EV-0621 |
|---|---|
| Title | Root of title: the 25 December 1938 conveyance, and why the 31 December 1969 sale fell under the 30-year rule (LPA 1925 s.44(1); LPA 1969 ss.23, 31(2)) |
| Date of document | 25 December 1938; 31 December 1969 |
| Type | law and title note |
| Evidence label | LAW — ENACTED TEXT, APPLIED TO RECORDS ON FILE |
| Repository / reference | legislation.gov.uk (LPA 1969 s.23, s.31(2)); Vale FOI 00211027 condition F (EV-0216). |
| Status | READ. |
| Provenance | Law note (25 Oct 2026). |
| Related entries | EV-0216, EV-0043, EV-0045, EV-0022 |
Shows: The cut from a 30-year to a 15-year root applied only to contracts made after 1 Jan 1970, so the 31 Dec 1969 WGR → BP Pension Trust sale needed a root before Dec 1939: in practice the 25 Dec 1938 conveyance (known from recitals; the deed has not been examined), then 31 years 6 days old. In 1965 the school-site contract had to contract out of the 30-year rule to start from the same 1938 deed. BP’s 1969 and 1971 abstracts (EV-0043, EV-0045) should therefore begin with the 1938 deed and show what it conveyed at Llandough.
Does not show: Starting title at a purchase from a large landed estate was common conveyancing practice.
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