Succession? Fee Simple?

dollybird2

Hopefully someone will be able to help me out a bit here.
Say my uncle told me he would be leaving his house to me so I moved in there and worked on the land etc. Then when he passed it transpired that he had actually left it to my cousin. Would this come under the context of Succession?

Trying to work out what fee simple is in a nutshell, the defining character of it.

Would much appreciate any insight.

crystalmice

Im confused by your question.

Fee Simple and succession are entirely seperate things. Fee Simple is an interest in a property-if you buy or sell a house you usually buy/sell the fee simple.
The facts you outlined would relate to equitible interests, a different thing.

Are you trying to understand succession or fee simple?

dollybird2

Thanks for replying. I am trying to do a past exam q which is based on the question outlined above but totally drawing a blank. I am likely way off the mark. Trying to find sample q's on succession also with no joy.

LUPE

If it's Equity you are studying you are probably best off looking at it in terms of estoppel; assurance - reliance - detriment etc

dollybird2

It's Land Law I am doing and I hate it. Mental block against it big time.

Inmyownworld

Its Proprietary Estoppel in Land Law. Look at the assurance, reliance and detriment aspects,as you also have in equity. Is it to determine if you would get the land in fee simple if estoppel is successfully invoked in such a case?