Baker v Craggs

Subject Matter

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)

[2018] EWCA Civ 1126; [2018] Ch 617; [2018] 3 WLR 401; [2018] 4 All ER 627; [2018] WLR (D) 299, CA

LAND REGISTRATION — Overriding interest — “Actual occupation” — Owners of land first selling it to defendant then granting right of way over it in favour of claimants — Gap in registration process — Whether defendant’s interest overreached — Whether defendant having “estate contract” during registration gap — Whether grant of right of way effective — Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo 5, c 20) (as amended by Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo 5, c 11), Sch and Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c 47), s 25, Sch 3, para 4), ss 2, 27(2)

[2016] EWHC 3250 (Ch); [2017] Ch 295; [2017] 2 WLR 1483; [2016] WLR (D) 684, Ch D

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