Q:I am purchasing a prospective development site. This includes a rather large area of land which my seller states he has used but he thinks that this land is unregistered and is owned by someone else. Can I apply to

May 1, 2002
register myself as owner of this part of the land on the basis that my seller has used it for ten years? No. Your seller has been in &“adverse possession&” of the unregistered land and you can only apply to the Land Registry when you can prove that the adverse possession started at least 12 years ago. You should obtain …

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