The Weekly Law Reports
[2018] 3 WLR 401
Court of Appeal
Baker and another v Craggs
[2018] EWCA Civ 1126
2018 Feb 14;
May 16
May 16
Patten, Henderson, Flaux LJJ
Land registration— Overriding interest— Easement— Registered owners selling land to defendant and granting right of way over access driveway— Owners subsequently selling different land to claimants and granting them right of way over driveway prior to registration of sale to defendant— Claimants’ title registered prior to defendant’s title— Whether right of way “legal estate in land”— Whether defendant’s interest overreached— Whether grant of right of way to claimants effective—
Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo 5, c 20), ss 1(1), 2(1)