Land registration
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Quigley v Chief Land Registrar
Register of title — Inspection — Documents in registrar’s custody not referred to in register — Index of proprietors’ names — Refusal of inspection — Whether right of appeal against…
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Mortgage Corporation Ltd v Nationwide Credit Corporation Ltd
Statutory construction — Mortgage — Charge over registered land — Whether charge which was first in time had priority — Whether charge, notice of which had been registered, had priority…
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Lloyd and others v Nationwide Anglia Building Society
Two charges created over freehold land — Both charges registered on same day — Obligation to make further advances under defendant’s mortgage — Failure to note obligation on charges register…
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Horrill and others v Cooper
Purchaser of unregistered land aware of burdensome restrictive covenants – Purchaser’s application for official search made against correct name, but misdescribing property in certain respects – Purchaser receiving clear certificate…
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Bhullar and another v McArdle
Land exchange agreement between defendant and A and B – Registered titles remaining unchanged – A selling to claimants – Defendant lodging caution to protect his interest in land taken…
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Mortgage Corporation Ltd v Nationwide Credit Corporation Ltd
Statutory construction — Mortgage — Charge over registered land — Priority of charges — Whether charge which was first in time had priority — Whether charge, notice of which had…
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Gracegrove Estates Ltd v Boateng
Purchaser agreeing with vendor to convert house into three flats and to grant one to vendor at no cost – Purchaser taking mortgage loan to finance transaction – Vendor remaining…
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Ferrishurst Ltd v Wallcite Ltd
Plaintiff lessee of part of building exercising option to purchase superior registered lease of entire building – Defendant purchaser of superior lease disputing overriding interest asserted by plaintiff – Whether…
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PP 2002/3
Where a person (A) asserts an overriding interest against a purchaser (P) of registered land, and does so on the basis of his “actual occupation” at the material time, he…
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PP 2001/8
While it is common knowledge in coveyancing circles that a lease of 21 years or less cannot be registered or noted under the Land Registration Act 1925, it is sometimes…
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PP 2000/110
Disputes about the operation of the Land Registration Act 1925 continue to stray into uncharted areas. The puzzle posed in Habermann v Koehler [2000] EGCS 125 arose out of the…
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PP 2000/61
Rectification – Indemnity – Claimant at fault. It will be recalled that, under section 83 of the Land Registration Act 1925, a claim for compensation may be made against the…