Recent Land Registration – Page 2
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FeatureNorthern exposure
As part of our series on property law in other jurisdictions, Gilbert Nesbitt outlines the residential conveyancing process in Northern Ireland, including its dual land registration systems, and the regulatory landscape
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FeatureStanding guard
As part of our focus on fraud, Richard Hill looks at the challenges facing Land Registry, and the protections available to registered proprietors to guard against registration fraud
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FeaturePowers that be
In our ongoing series of articles in association with Land Registry, Richard Heaney looks at the land registration aspects of transactions involving the use of a power of attorney, and what you can do to ensure these applications are processed as quickly as possible
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AnalysisBlurred boundaries
The Court of Appeal in Wood v Waddrington has confirmed the approach the court will take with regards to the operation of section 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 in relation to the creation of easements
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AnalysisThe right to an indemnity: Swift reaches the Court of Appeal
In what circumstances may registered chargees be entitled to an indemnity under schedule 8 to the Land Registration Act 2002?
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NewsLand Registry updates guidance on first registration and general vesting declaration
Land Registry has updated its guidance for conveyancers that outlines the steps to take when registering estates in land for the first time. The new edition of practice guide 1 replaces the June 2014 edition.
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News
MPs call for Law Commission review into manorial rights
The Commons Justice Committee has called on the Law Commission to investigate whether the law relating to manorial rights needs to be reformed. MPs have recommended that landowners claiming manorial rights should no longer be able to do so through unilateral notices
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NewsLand Registry halts plans for privatisation
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that it needs time for “further consideration” before pushing forward with plans for the privatisation of Land Registry.
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NewsOriginal documents no longer needed by Land Registry
From 30 June, Land Registry no longer requires original documents to be sent when you apply to change the register of a registered property by post or electronically.
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FeatureFighting chance
What happens when a party objects to a land registration or is involved in a dispute? Nadia Abed runs through the role of Land Registry and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in the dispute process
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Analysis
R (on the application of Barkas) v North Yorkshire County Council
The Supreme Court considered the issue of whether land in Whitby should be registered as a town or village green under section 15 of the Commons Act 2006.
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NewsLand registry update
The Law Society has responded to the government’s consultation on the introduction of a Land Registry service delivery company, warning that the proposals could undermine the integrity of the register.
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FeatureSeparate but equal
In the second of our series of articles in association with Land Registry, Richard Heaney looks at the use of notices and restrictions to protect third party interests in land and property when a marriage or civil partnership ends
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FeatureRestricted movement
In the first of a new series of articles in association with Land Registry, Richard Hill explains the process for removing or cancelling the ‘joint proprietor restriction’ under form A
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FeatureWhat’s in a number?
The numbering system for Land Registry titles has changed many times, to accommodate everything from the county changes in the 1960s to the numbers starting to run out in recent years. Alasdair Lewis explains
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