Hambrook v Fox: CA 8 Feb 1993

The general boundaries rule does not mean that the plan used in a contract or transfer may be ignored.

Judges:

Peter Gibson LJ

Citations:

Unreported, 8 February 1993

Statutes:

Land Registration Rules 1925 278

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedHunt v Weston Homes Plc ChD 31-Oct-2003
Neighbouring land owners disputed the boundary of their registered plots.
Held: The plans provided to the court and those based upon the land registry were inadequate properly to identify the boundaries. One plan of unspecified origin did give . .
CitedGeoffrey Allan Chadwick, Sylvia Joyce Chadwick, Edward James Chadwick v Abbotswood Properties Ltd, Gordon Leonard Hauser, Pamela Ann Hauser, Rectory Pump Ltd ChD 18-May-2004
Between to new houses was a steep bank. Who owned it? Before the transfer there had been different plans and much correspondence.
Held: Where there was doubt as to the extent of land transferred, the court could look to the physical boundaries . .
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Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.187486