Land registration
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The court can undo registrations induced by fraud or lack of proper care.
Balevents Ltd v Sartori [2014] EWHC 1164 (Ch); [2014] PLSCS 221 concerned the ownership of land in front of leasehold premises in Birmingham, which was registered to the council.
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Balevents Ltd and another v Sartori
Land registration Rectification
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Balevents Ltd and another v Sartori
Land registration – Alteration of register – Rectification of mistake – First claimant holding lease of club premises – Defendant occupying part of pavement in front of premises as sandwich…
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Bank of Scotland plc v Joseph and others
Land registration – Priority – Mortgage – Land Registration Act 2002 – Land Registration Rules 2003 – Purchase and onward sale of flat occurring on same day – Vendor in…
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Nugent v Nugent
Land registration – Unilateral notice – Cancellation – Land Registration Act 2002 – Grandson of landowner registering unilateral notice to protect claim to equitable interest in that land based on…
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Bank of Scotland PLC v Greville Development Company (Midlands) Ltd and others
Land registration Rectification
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Bank of Scotland PLC v Greville Development Company (Midlands) Ltd and others
Land register – Charge – Rectification – Claimant bank lending money to defendants secured by charges over property – Charges over part of property being registered at land registry –…
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Swift 1st Ltd v Chief Land Registrar
Land registration Rectification
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Swift 1st Ltd v Chief Land Registrar
Land registration – Alteration of register – Rectification for mistake – Land Registration Act 2002 – Defendant registering legal charge over property in favour of claimant – Defendant rectifying register…
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Fitzwilliam v Richall Holdings Services Ltd
Land registration – Alteration of register – Rectification for mistake – Land Registration Act 2002 – Fraudulent transfer – Property sold by fraudster using forged power of attorney – Purchaser…
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The court has an inherent jurisdiction to order that a unilateral notice be removed from the register even though it protects an arguable claim to an interest in land
The Land Registration Act 2002 was enacted to bring land registration in England and Wales into the modern age. Ten years later, we still have much to learn about the…
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Nugent v Nugent
Land registration Procedure