Adverse possession
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Family Housing Association v Donnellan and others
Limitation Act 1980 – Human Rights Act 1988 – Adverse possession claim to residential properties – Whether such claim outlawed by Articles 1 and/or 6 of European Convention
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Bigden and others v Lambeth London Borough Council
Occupiers of blocks of flats claiming adverse possession – Claim based upon successive occupations by squatters – Council excluded from blocks at all times – Whether occupiers’ predecessors acknowledged council’s…
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Archangel v Lambeth London Borough Council
Section 29 of Limitation Act 1980 – Squatter defending claim for possession of council-owned house – Squatter relying on 14 years’ adverse possession – Council claiming that title acknowledged by…
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Lambeth London Borough Council v Blackburn
Defendant breaking into and occupying property for more than 12 years – Claimant council seeking possession – Defendant claiming right of possession and title to property by adverse possession -…
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JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd and another v Graham and another
Claimants granting defendants licence to farm claimants’ land – Claimants not replying to defendants’ request to renew licence – Defendants continuing to farm claimants’ land – Whether defendants acquiring title…
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Adams v Trustees of the Michael Batt Charitable Trust and others
Limitation Act 1980 – Claimant relying upon possession taken by former tenant – Whether tenant possessed the required animus possidendi – Claimant assigning reversion while tenancy still subsisting – Whether…
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Lambeth London Borough Council v Rumbelow
Council property listed for “rehabilitation” – Defendant occupying with others under terms of “licensed squat” – Council terminating licence and taking summary proceedings for possession – Defendant asserting licence as…
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Mount Carmel Investments Ltd v Smee and another
Squatter in possession — Limitation period — Effect of letter demanding possession — No acknowledgement of true owner — Whether time stops running — Effect of extinguishment of title –…
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Butlins Ltd v Hawkin
Possession — Agreement to convey title — No conveyance — Purchaser bringing possession proceedings — Claim by trespasser that plaintiff had no title — Defendant paying rent — Whether tenancy…
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Burns v Anthony and another
Plaintiff and defendant claiming title to land at rear of properties – Defendant having paper title to land – Plaintiff claiming declaration – Whether plaintiff showing intention to possess -…
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Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Waterloo Real Estate Inc
Ancient notionally divided wall ceasing to serve as boundary following realignment of street – Ownership of short stretch critical to parties’ respective plans – Whether subsequent acts of apparent owner…
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Smith v Lawson
Plaintiff inheriting property occupied by defendant – Plaintiff promising not to collect rent – Defendant making statutory declaration that entitled to freehold – Defendant conveying property to nephew – Nephew…