Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 7 – Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)
921.Paragraph 7 amends section 205(1)(xxi) of the Law of Property Act 1925 which defines “purchaser” to include a purchaser in good faith for “valuable consideration”. Valuable consideration is further defined as including marriage. This paragraph provides that the definition of valuable consideration shall be changed to include civil partnership in addition to marriage.