‘The Boundaries of Successful Adverse Possession Claims under the Land Registration Act 2002’

“Dowse v City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council [2020] UKUT 202 (LC) is an interesting addition to the case law on the operation of the current legislative procedures that apply to adverse possession claims to registered land. The Upper Tribunal opts for a narrow interpretation of the ‘boundary exception’ in Schedule 6, para 5(4) of the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002), restricting its availability in cases where there is uncertainty about the position of the general boundary between two pieces of land …” (part 1, part 2)

[Rod Edmund, University of London Undergraduate Laws Blog, 28 January and 4 February]

First posted 2021-02-06 07:53:02

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