by Efosa Obaseki | Mar 4, 2026 | Property Law
The High Court had to decide whether a WhatsApp message can amount to a signed transfer of property.Facts:Mr. Gudmundsson and Ms. Lin were married in 2009 and purchased a property as joint tenants. Following their separation in 2016, Ms. Lin initiated divorce and...
by Efosa Obaseki | Feb 23, 2026 | Property Law
The Court of Appeal (CoA) provided a roadmap for how “ancillary” use is treated by confirming that, as long as a unit is physically self-contained (i.e., having its own basic amenities such as a kitchen and shower) and the lease legally allows for some...
by Efosa Obaseki | Feb 16, 2026 | Property Law
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) rectified a “legal nonsense” by prioritising decades of physical possession over a technical boundary entry that had mistakenly sliced through a permanent building.Facts:This case involves a boundary dispute between the owners...
by Efosa Obaseki | Feb 9, 2026 | Property Law
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled that an application for adverse possession must be cancelled when the claimant is found to be acting only on behalf of a parent, emphasising that possessory rights over unregistered land cannot be informally transferred between...
by Efosa Obaseki | Feb 2, 2026 | Property Law
A recent First-instance Tribunal (FTT) case serves as a litmus test in how tribunals balance the “strict” wording of a contract against the “commercial reality” of property development.Facts:The case concerns a dispute over a property...
by Efosa Obaseki | Jan 26, 2026 | Property Law
The High Court ruled that a landowner is not liable for injuries sustained when a visitor chooses to engage in an evidently dangerous activity that exceeds the permitted use of the property, especially when the restrictive measures in place serve a high social value,...
