Land Law – Assignment No 1.
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Land Law - Assignment No 1. Advise Alfred. The area of law which Alfred's situation concerns is adverse possession. Adverse possession can be defined as "occupation of land in a manner intentionally inconsistent with the rights of the person entitled to it and without his permission1". The doctrine of adverse possession under Paragraph 1 (1) Schedule 6 of the Land Registration Act 2002 provides Alfred with the necessary catalyst he requires to commence a claim for the strip of land. However he must provide evidence to support that he was in adverse possession for over 10 years. Adverse possession is a question of fact and is not always an easy matter to decide. Buckinghamshire County Council v Moran (1989)2 provides that Alfred must provide that both factual possession and a requisite intention to possess are evident in his situation if he is to acquire title to the land through adverse possession. Factual possession provides...

