Seminar 3. True or False?

Any land which is not yet registered must be registered immediately.

• True

• False

The transfer of a registered freehold estate in land is called a registrable disposition.

• True

• False

A legal estate is owned by A. Whilst A is absent abroad, the legal estate is fraudulently registered in X's name. X then borrows money from C and grants C a registered legal charge. In such a case, the principle of indefeasibility of registered title means that there is no possibility of A's recovering the land free from C's charge.

• True

• False

Jo has just been registered as the proprietor of Sunnybanks. She planned to use the land to build a house, but has just found out that Pete has a right of way over the land which is an overriding interest. This has made it much harder to build efficiently on the land, and has made the land less valuable. Jo has been told she can claim an indemnity from the land registry. Is this advice true or false?

• True

• False

In the registered land system, all interests affecting a registered estate must be registered if they are to be binding on a purchaser of that estate. Is this true or false?

• True

• False

The present system of compulsory registration of title was introduced by the Land Registration Act 1925.

• True

• False

The Land Registration 2002 made no substantive changes to the law relating to registration of title.

• True

• False

A person who has been gifted registered land will be bound by an equitable easement over that land which has not been entered on the register as a notice.

• True

• False

A land charge should be registered against the name of the person who is seeking to protect the interest.

• True

• False

Which one of the following statements is FALSE in respect of establishing an overriding interest under SCH 3 para 2?

• The interest in question must have proprietary status.

• The person claiming the interest must (generally) have been in actual occupation of the land to which the interest relates.

• Actual occupation need only exist at the date of registration.

• A holder of an interest will not be able to enforce it against a purchaser under Sch 3 para 2 where he has failed to disclose his interest when asked.