YOUR PROPERTY, OUR PRIORITY SERIES: PROTECTING OUR CLIENT’S OWNERSHIP IN A LAND REGISTRATION DISPUTE
YOUR PROPERTY, OUR PRIORITY SERIES: PROTECTING OUR CLIENT’S OWNERSHIP IN A LAND REGISTRATION DISPUTE
We were recently instructed to register a parcel of unregistered land on behalf of our client. What initially appeared to be a straightforward first‑registration process quickly developed into a complex ownership dispute.
The Challenge
Our clients, owners of a substantial residential property and land approached us to assist in the registration of some unregistered land where the title deeds had gone missing. In preparation of submitting the application to HM Land Registry we noticed that a third party had submitted an earlier application to register the same land. This meant our client’s application could not proceed without first addressing the competing application.
