NG Bar Prop Law study plan

Distinguish customary tenure from statutory and non-customary tenure by writing a one-page comparison table covering who holds the land, how it is transferred, and what evidence of title exists.

Explain the family land concept under customary law, including the roles of the family head and principal members, by drafting a 300-word note with at least four practical consequences for purchasers.

Trace the allocation and certificate of occupancy machinery under the Land Use Act by drawing a flow from state governor to local government to occupier, marking who grants statutory and customary rights of occupancy.

List the grounds on which a right of occupancy may be revoked and map each ground to the compensation rule that applies, producing a two-column table with at least six rows.

Apply the compensation provisions of the Land Use Act to three worked scenarios (revocation for public purpose, revocation for overriding public interest, and partial taking) and state the heads of compensation payable in each.

Outline the compulsory acquisition procedure step by step, including notice, inquiry, assessment and payment, and identify the point at which title passes.

Compare resettlement obligations with cash compensation and explain when resettlement is the appropriate remedy.

Draft a 400-word answer to a past-style problem question on revocation and compensation, timing yourself at 30 minutes.

Identify the essential elements of a valid deed of conveyance and draft a short deed covering parties, recitals, operative words, habendum, covenants and testimonium.

Explain execution, attestation and the role of witnesses, then list the defects that render a deed invalid or voidable.

Sequence the stamping and registration process, noting time limits and the consequences of late or non-stamping and non-registration.

Build a root-of-title checklist and apply it to a hypothetical title chain of four documents, flagging every break in the chain.

Distinguish good title from marketable title and state what a purchaser's solicitor should demand before completion.

Contrast joint tenancy with tenancy in common by listing the four unities, the right of survivorship and the effect of death on each, in a comparison table.

Explain how family land is partitioned and the role of the family head and principal members, then draft a partition deed outline.

Distinguish a lease from a licence using at least five tests from case law principles, and apply them to two short fact patterns.

Draft a lease agreement clause set covering term, rent, covenants, forfeiture and re-entry, and note the statutory controls on recovery of possession.

Explain how a mortgage or charge over land is created, perfected and enforced, listing the remedies of the mortgagee in order of use.

Draft the key clauses of a deed of mortgage, including the covenant to pay, charge by way of legal mortgage, power of sale and appointment of receiver.

Distinguish legal and equitable mortgages and state the effect of non-registration on priority.

Classify easements and covenants, state the tests for an easement to exist, and explain how covenants run with land and how they are enforced between successors.

Explain the registration systems in operation and how registration affects priority, including the effect of notice and the position of unregistered interests.

Distinguish registrable instruments from those that are merely deposit-registrable, and list the consequences of failing to register.

Explain land charges and the protection of third-party interests, and apply the priority rules to three competing-interest scenarios.

Revisit stamping and registration formalities and produce a corrected version of any deed from Week 3 that failed a formality check.

Consolidate title investigation, co-ownership, leases, mortgages and incorporeal rights by answering two mixed problem questions under timed conditions.

Identify recurring examiner traps such as defective root of title, unregistered mortgages and covenants that do not run, and write a one-line defence for each.

Revisit every weak area flagged in Weeks 3 to 6 and write a short corrective note for each.

Consolidate tenure, the Land Use Act and compulsory acquisition by answering two timed problem questions and one essay question.

Recite from memory the grounds of revocation, the heads of compensation and the acquisition procedure, checking against your Week 1 and Week 2 notes.

Sit a full mock paper weighted to the domain percentages and mark it strictly, logging every lost mark by domain.

Revise only the highest-loss domains in the final days and confirm your trap list is fully memorised.