How long is the LLM in Property Law?

The LLM in Property Law runs one year full-time or two years part-time. Distance learners on the LLM in Property Law follow the same seminar calendar as on-campus cohorts.

How is the LLM in Property Law delivered?

The LLM in Property Law is available on-campus, online and by distance learning. All modes of the LLM in Property Law include the client-file supervision and dissertation.

Is the LLM in Property Law recognised in the UK?

Yes, the LLM in Property Law sits at UK Level 7 and is aligned with The Law Society specialist accreditation themes. The LLM in Property Law is recognised across senior UK property law practice.

What entry requirements apply to the LLM in Property Law?

The LLM in Property Law requires a 2:2 Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or five years of senior property experience. IELTS 6.5 applies to international applicants for the LLM in Property Law.

What is the cost of the LLM in Property Law and is funding available?

Fees for the LLM in Property Law are published on the LSLPE admissions page. Employer sponsorship and staged payment are considered for the LLM in Property Law on application.

LLM in Property Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLM in Property Law is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree delivered one year full-time or two years part-time on-campus, online and by distance learning. The programme is aligned with The Law Society of England and Wales specialist accreditation themes and Chancery Bar Association practice standards, and it is designed for senior property law practitioners working across chambers, City real-estate practices and public-sector planning.

By graduation you will have advised on complex real-estate finance structures, argued a moot before a mock First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber, produced a leasehold enfranchisement portfolio, and completed a dissertation of approximately 15,000 words on a live property law question under practising counsel supervision.

Key Features

Programme aligned with The Law Society specialist accreditation themes and Chancery Bar Association practice standards.
Seminars run in the case-room tradition of the Inns of Court.
Live client-file supervision from practising senior property counsel.
Guest sessions with practising First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber judges.
Dedicated stream on real-estate finance including securitisation and forward funding.
Case-book study from Supreme Court and Chancery Division property decisions.
Dissertation supervised by a practising property solicitor or counsel.

What You Will Learn

Advise on complex real-estate finance including forward funding and securitisation.
Handle leasehold enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform Acts.
Interpret the Land Registration Act 2002 in complex title disputes.
Advise on commercial landlord and tenant matters including rent review and dilapidations.
Handle development, planning and infrastructure consents at senior level.
Interpret restrictive covenants and their modification.
Argue before the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber and Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber.
Manage professional ethics at senior partner or head-of-chambers level.

Who This Course Is For

Senior property solicitors and legal executives building an LLM credential.
Chartered surveyors and planners moving into property law advisory roles.
Portfolio-route senior professionals credentialing UK property practice.
International applicants specialising in English property law.
Practising junior counsel deepening property advocacy expertise.

Career Pathways

Solicitor at senior associate or partner level in a City real-estate practice.
Barrister at Chancery or property Bar level.
In-house Counsel at a REIT, housebuilder or public landlord.
Corporate Counsel on real-estate portfolio work.
Compliance Officer at a mortgage lender.
Contract Lawyer on complex real-estate agreements.
Legal Adviser at a local authority planning function.
Legal Analyst at a legal-tech real-estate provider.

The LSLPE careers service links LLM candidates to senior recruiters at City real-estate teams, Chancery sets and public-sector legal functions.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification, ideally in law or a related discipline.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior professional experience in property law or surveying are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement outlining your property law question.

Why Study at LSLPE

The London School of Law, Politics and Economics is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. Chancery Lane, Lincoln's Inn, the Royal Courts of Justice and the City real-estate ecosystem sit within a short tube ride of every LSLPE seminar room.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working senior practitioners and international applicants complete the LLM in Property Law without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service maintains standing links with senior property law recruiters.

Apply for LLM in Property Law

Enrol on the LSLPE Master's programme in property law. Your dissertation will be supervised by a practising senior property solicitor or counsel, and client-file supervision begins in week one. Enrol Now.