Adverse possession is a way to obtain ownership of land. Please click for our Background note on Adverse possession law.
Questions we can help with include:
[icon name = “search”] What limitations apply when land is registered on the Land Register?
[icon name = “search”] What does “possession” actually mean for these purposes?
[icon name = “search”] How long does possession have to last?
[icon name = “search”] Is it necessary to fence land off in order to claim adverse possession?
[icon name = “search”] How can the true owner of land stop someone else obtaining title to it by adverse possession?
[icon name = “search”] Does the law on adverse possession apply to all land in England and Wales?
[icon name = “binoculars”] Click to go to our Initial enquiry page
[icon name = “binoculars”] Click to go to our Initial enquiry page.
[icon name = “binoculars”] Other pages which may help you: Boundaries, Ransom strips, Restrictive covenants.
[icon name = “binoculars”] For our print publishing website, please see www.barsby.com, and for our website which provides support for residents in private roads, see: www.privateroads.co.k.
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