Land registry
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Every so often, we come across a Land Registry entry that just is not right. A boundary line might be in the wrong place. A name might be missing. A...
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Following on from the recent Court of Appeal decision in White v Alder, the Upper Tribunal’s ruling in Bishop v Jaques further cements the legal status of boundary demarcation agreements,...
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We have just made an offer to buy a house in south-west France. We have seen the registered plan, but this does not show the swimming pool. I have seen...
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Since registration of the majority of land transactions became compulsory by the end of 1990, there has always been a “registration gap”. This refers to the time between the completion...
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If your business no longer needs all the land that it owns, then selling part of your property for development can be a good way to release capital to invest...
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Where is your boundary? Who owns a hedge, a ditch, a boundary? Where is that footpath? All these are common issues in land ownership. Many have a new passion for...
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At Ashtons Legal, we saw a spike in footpath and public access enquiries at the beginning of lockdown. Harvest and post-harvest cultivation mean further chaos, as some paths are temporarily...
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