Section 21 — Wills Act 2007: Disposition of land

21 Disposition of land (1) A disposition in a will of land must be read as referring to the interest in the land to which the will-maker is entitled when he or she dies. (2) A disposition in a will of land that has not been brought under the Land Transfer Act 1952 , if made without any words of limitation, must be read as referring to the fee simple of the land. (3) A disposition in a will of an interest that has not been registered under the Land Transfer Act 1952 , if made without any words of limitation, must be read as referring to the whole interest to which the will-maker is entitled when he or she dies. (4) This section does not apply if the will makes it clear that the will-maker intended the disposition to be of a particular kind of interest. Compare: Wills Act 1837 ss 26 , 28 (UK)