Letter does not affect possession
Language: English Series: Times ; 29/6/88 p30Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: In Mount Carmel Investments Ltd v Smee and Another CA 28 June 1988 it was held that where a squatter was in possession of a property, the mere sending of a letter by the owner demanding possession did not have the effect of depriving the squatter of possession and transferring it to the owner for the purposes of limitation .| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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In Mount Carmel Investments Ltd v Smee and Another CA 28 June 1988 it was held that where a squatter was in possession of a property, the mere sending of a letter by the owner demanding possession did not have the effect of depriving the squatter of possession and transferring it to the owner for the purposes of limitation .