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G

Gazumping Withdrawal by a vendor from in agreement with a purchaser to sell land at a specified price, before the making of a legally binding contract, in order to accept a higher offer.
Good title A title which is free from encumbrances and cannot be challenged.
Grant A conveyance generally.  Specifically, a register document of title in Form 5B

H

Habendum The part of a conveyance setting out the nature of the interest conveyed
Hereditament a real property right (corporeal or incorporate) capable of being passed on to an heir.

I

Immovable property Interests in property which cannot physically be moved i.e. land and things attached to land, as opposed to movable property.
Implied Not expressly declared, but to be presumed from words or conduct, or to be inferred as a matter of law.
Implied conditions Arc prescribed for each category of land use
Incorporeal hereditaments Intangible property rights e.g. easements
Indefensibility of title Means that once an interest, such as ownership, is registered, it is good against the whole world
Indenture Any deed between two or more parties.
Injunction

a court order requiring the party to whom it is addressed either to do something or to refrain from doing something.

Instrument A formal legal document creating or recording some legal right or liability.
Interests in land A present, future or potential claim to real property.
Invalid Without legal force.
Investment Method A valuation method used for income-producing properties
Issue document of title The document prepared for issue to the proprietor of any land being a copy of, or an extract from, the Register Document of Title

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