Quia Emptores

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo freehold land
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1290
gptkbp:effect required land to be transferred by substitution, not subinfeudation
ended creation of new feudal tenures by subinfeudation
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Statute_of_Quia_Emptores
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major reform in feudal land tenure system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quia Emptores
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:England
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:purpose to prevent subinfeudation
to allow free alienation of land by tenants
gptkbp:replacedBy modern property law
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:English_land_law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_the_Third
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6