Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd v Vanni Properties Ltd

Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd v Vanni Properties Ltd

The Drainage Plan, as annexed to the 2018 transfer, was admissible and the best available evidence to clarify the ambiguous boundary, and the April 2019 plan did not constitute admissible bilateral evidence of the parties' intentions. The judge below was entitled to rely on the Drainage Plan, and the appeal fails on...

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Parties
Appellant: Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd; Respondent: Vanni Properties Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 December 2026
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From County Court
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Boundary Disputes, Interpretation of Conveyancing Documents, Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence, Subsequent Conduct in Property Transfers
Property Law Boundary Disputes Interpretation of Conveyancing Documents Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence Subsequent Conduct in Property Transfers

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Parties

Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd

Appellant

Vanni Properties Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From County Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Drainage Plan could be relied upon to determine the boundary between the parties' properties
  2. 2 Whether the April 2019 plan was admissible as evidence of the parties' intentions regarding the boundary
  3. 3 Whether the judge below erred in law in his interpretation of the transfer and the evidence

Ratio Decidendi

The Drainage Plan, as annexed to the 2018 transfer, was admissible and the best available evidence to clarify the ambiguous boundary, and the April 2019 plan did not constitute admissible bilateral evidence of the parties' intentions. The judge below was entitled to rely on the Drainage Plan, and the appeal fails on all grounds.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed.
  • The orders of the County Court requiring removal of part of the access road, kerb, and planting stand.