Legal Ink

On this week, we will look at Adverse Possession.

Due diligence may be time consuming and expensive, but when done properly (especially with the assistance of a legal practitioner) it can save a purchaser from buying land which has a defective title, or being embroiled in prolonged legal disputes over the same parcel of land, or being defrauded by unscrupulous persons who have no interest in the property.

This week’s throws light on some actions that a potential purchaser can take to investigate the title of a vendor.

On this week, we will consider two lesser interests in land: Customary Tenancy and License