Chaudhary v Yavuz [2011] EWCA Civ 1314

Co-Owners In Actual Occupation: High priority

Ruth Hughes considers the requirements of actual occupation and the level of involvement in a mortgage grant that will prevent a co-owner from claiming priority over the mortgagee A vivid example of the principle that a person prevented from being at a property against his will can nevertheless be in actual occupation of it is …

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Easements: Protect it or lose it!

Gillian Baxter reflects on when an informally created easement is enforceable against a purchaser of the land over which it is exercised ‘To provide greater certainty, the Land Registration Act 2002 reduced the number of unregistered rights that bind a purchaser, making it even more important that easements are protected on the register.’ A recent …

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Case Round-Up: What’s new?

Paul Tonkin summarises recent case law developments ‘A tenant was not expected to think about or enquire into the landlord’s reasons for serving an otherwise unambiguous notice. In any event, the tenant might reasonably have concluded that the landlord had changed its mind since sending the first letter.’The following provides an overview of some of …

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