Easement entries in the register of title: promoting consistency

We are improving the description of easements in title registers to ensure greater consistency, clarity and accuracy for all users.
We are improving the description of easements in title registers to ensure greater consistency, clarity and accuracy for all users.
A senior caseworker explains how HM Land Registry colleagues investigate easements, focusing on the importance of clear definitions and common problems with the power to grant.
Easements – the rights enjoyed by one landowner over land owned by another – are an important legal interest and a complex area of land law. Ensuring you make the correct applications should mean you avoid many of the most serious difficulties that can arise.