Adverse possession
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Temporary cessation of use did not stop ‘the limitation clock’
Where land is unregistered, a squatter can still acquire title to it by being in adverse possession…
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The First-tier Tribunal subjects provisions in the LRA 2002 to critical scrutiny
Judge accepts applicants’ claim to have acquired title to disputed land through adverse possession
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Adding periods of adverse possession together
Adverse possession of registered land has no effect on the register. But when the Land Registration…
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How do trespassers demonstrate an ‘intention to possess’ land?
The court will readily assume that landowners intend to possess their land. So paper owners can…
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What are the rules where a boundary is disputed?
Under the Land Registration Act 2002, applicants can apply for registration on the basis of…
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Is it possible to be in adverse possession without entering on to land at all?
Those seeking to persuade a court that they have been in adverse possession of land must show that they have had exclusive possession of the land, with the relevant intention…
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Laying paving may constitute an assertion of possession
Enclosure of land is not the only way in which possession of land can be asserted and achieved.
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Port of London Authority v Mendoza
Adverse possession – Riverbed – Houseboat – Intention to possess – Appellant having paper title to riverbed – Respondent claiming title to area of riverbed by adverse possession – Whether…
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Is it possible to succeed in a claim to adverse possession of a tidal riverbed?
Judicial opinions differ – sharply, so it seems – about the rules that apply to claims to adverse possession of tidal riverbeds.
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How does the new adverse possession regime work when registered proprietors die and their estates are left unadministered?
Are squatters would still be able to acquire title to residential properties? A recent case answered this question.
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Registered proprietors need to complete Form NAP promptly, and correctly, when squatters seek to deprive them of their title to land.
The new statutory grounds of opposition require the squatter to prove that he/she is entitled to be registered as proprietor: (i) on the ground of an estoppel; (ii) for some…
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Smith v Frankland and another
Adverse possession Evidence