On 06/03/2018 21:50, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:

Actually in Brit, all land is owned by the cancer of the crown and
those who think that they are homeowners only hold the property
"in fee simple".

No entirely correct.
This applies under English law only so applies only to England (and
probably Wales) and not to the whole of 'Brit'; Scotland and NI have
their own legal systems.
Scotland abolished all feu duty and feudal tenure (Scottish equivalent
of fee). NI used to have a similar system called 'Udal' but that has
been abolished.

Andy