Estate: The term applies to land under ownership and as such is a generic term for a parcel of land held by an individual or family, common in early British Gentry. Later, twentieth century usage in Great Britain may apply to land which forms part of housing for social usage."housing estate's" were a common occurance in British social housing of the twentieth century. Many estates were later transformed by individual house ownership brought on by Margaret Thatcher in the nineteen eighties. The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British stateswoman. ...
The person who held the estate in that land would then proceed to transfer possession of a clump of the dirt taken from that land to the transferee.
After the grant from the crown of land, and letters patent issued thereof, every instrument affecting the land or any part thereof shall be adjudged fraudulent and void against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee for valuable consideration without actual notice, unless the instrument is registered before registration under which the subsequent purchaser or mortgagee claims.
At time two A grants an estate in fee simple in that land to C. Like B, C also acquires possession of a document that is a deed evidencing the acquisition of the estate in land.
An `estate in land' is an interest in land that is endowed with certain rights and obligations, and carries a right to occupy or receive the benefit of the land.
There are also proprietary interests that fall short of being estates - mortgages, easements, franchises, etc. It is not always easy to distinguish an estate (particularly a lease) from a lesser form of interest, and courts are often called upon to make rulings in such cases (see: LeaseOrLicence).
Land belonging directly to the Crown is not, technically, a freehold estate in land: the term `freehold' denotes land historically granted by the Crown to a private citizen (see DemesneLandOfTheCrown for the techicalities).
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