Reform of property law and the Land Registration Act 2002: a risk assessment

Dixon, M.

Reform of property law and the Land Registration Act 2002: a risk assessment - 2003 - Conveyancer and Property Lawyer March-April 2003, 136-156(21) .

Overview of the Land Registration Act 2002 which is due to come into force on 13 October 2003. The provisions of the Act are based on the principle that all land registration and conveyancing procedures will be carried out by electronic means. Assess the effect of the Act on existing conveyancing procedures in the interim period before e-conveyancing becomes the norm. Highlights key changes introduced by the Act including the transformation of overriding interests into interests which override and the treatment of adverse possession in relation to registered land. The Act creates requirements for the creation and transfer of proprietary rights in registered land.


LAND REGISTRATION ACT 2002
LAND REGISTRATION ACT 1925
LAND REGISTRATION
CONVEYANCING
REGISTERED LAND