England and Wales Case Law

Denno & Anor v White & Anor (Determined boundary - general boundaries - finding as to location of boundary - construction of conveyance - extrinsic evidence)

Denno & Anor v White & Anor (Determined boundary - general boundaries - finding as to location of boundary - construction of conveyance - extrinsic evidence) [2026] UKFTT 453 (PC) (19 March 2026)

The tribunal dismissed a determined boundary application over West Colleton and Little Colleton, finding the boundary lay at the midpoint of a stream.

• Determined boundaries
• General boundaries
• Boundary disputes
• Construction of conveyance
• Extrinsic evidence
• Determined-boundaries

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Daniel Andrew Denno & Anor v Lee White & Anor

The Tribunal cancelled a determined boundary application over West Colleton and Little Colleton, but made a binding finding that the boundary lies at the midpoint of a stream.

• Boundary disputes
• Land registration
• Construction of conveyance
• Extrinsic evidence
• General vs. determined boundaries
• Boundary-disputes

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Pickering & Anor v Mensforth

Pickering & Anor v Mensforth [2026] UKFTT 449 (PC) (11 March 2026)

The Tribunal held that the boundary was fixed by the 1950 conveyances at the eastern edge of Derwent Terrace, and cancelled the Applicants’ boundary application.

• Boundary disputes
• Land conveyancing
• Land registration act 2002
• Land registration rules 2003
• Boundary-disputes
• Land-registration

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Jamie John Gowdy v Yasin Leysan

The tribunal allowed a registered land adverse possession claim over a strip beside 6 Bramley Road, finding ten years’ possession and an estoppel-based equity.

• Adverse possession
• Boundary disputes
• Proprietary estoppel
• Adverse-possession
• Boundary-disputes
• Proprietary-estoppel

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Elizabeth Roseanne Dobson & Anor v Alison Unsted & Anor

The Upper Tribunal allowed an adverse possession appeal over a small boundary triangle beside an open front lawn, finding cumulative maintenance acts were enough.

• Adverse possession
• Land registration
• Boundary disputes
• Adverse-possession
• Boundary-disputes
• Land-registration

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Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd v Vanni Properties Ltd

Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd v Vanni Properties Ltd [2026] EWHC 266 (Ch) (12 February 2026)

The High Court dismissed an appeal in a boundary dispute, holding that a drainage plan could be used to clarify an ambiguous transfer, while a later planning plan was not probative enough.

• Boundary disputes
• Interpretation of conveyancing documents
• Admissibility of extrinsic evidence
• Land registration
• Boundary-disputes
• Conveyancing-interpretation

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1909 Holdings Limited v Paul Shaun Hollingsworth & Ors

The tribunal rejected both competing adverse possession claims over the disputed land, but allowed the respondents’ application for a separate agreed strip.

• Adverse possession
• First registration
• Enclosure
• Land title
• Boundary disputes
• Adverse-possession

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Adrian Wyn Thomas & Anor v John Timothy Wade & Anor

The tribunal ordered cancellation of a determined boundary entry after finding it was a mistake and that the disputed staircase land had been acquired by adverse possession.

• Land registration
• Rectification of register
• Adverse possession
• Boundary disputes
• Mistake in register
• Schedule 4 land registration act 2002

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Vinesh Anilkmar Kotecha & Anor v Peter Quentin Carroll & Anor

The First-tier Tribunal rejected an adverse possession claim over disputed frontage land, finding insufficient factual possession or intention to possess.

• Adverse possession
• Boundary disputes
• Jurisdiction
• Schedule 6 land registration act 2002
• Adverse-possession
• Land-registration

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Kotecha & Anor v Carroll & Anor (adverse possession - transfer of part - whether jurisdiction to consider construction of transfer - whether transferor in adverse possession - Schedule 6 of the Land Registration Act 2002 - sufficiency of acts)

Kotecha & Anor v Carroll & Anor (adverse possession - transfer of part - whether jurisdiction to consider construction of transfer - whether transferor in adverse possession - Schedule 6 of the Land Registration Act 2002 - sufficiency of acts) [2026] UKFTT 16 (PC) (18 December 2025)

The tribunal dismissed an adverse possession claim over disputed land at 247/249 Hearthcote Road, finding insufficient possession and no need to decide reasonable belief.

• Adverse possession
• Boundary disputes
• Jurisdiction of tribunal
• Schedule 6 land registration act 2002
• Adverse-possession
• Boundary-disputes

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