Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status

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Practice notes

Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status

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Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at overriding interests under the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002). It contains detailed content on actual occupation as an overriding interest as well as linking to additional relevant content which provides detailed information on other overriding interests. It also touches on interests which have lost overriding status since LRA 2002 came into force.

Overriding interests under the Land Registration Act 2002

Overriding interests generally

Overriding interests are unregistered interests which affect registered land even though they are not shown on the register. They bind both the registered proprietor and any person who acquires an interest in the property.

Overriding interests fall into two categories:

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those that override the first registration of land; these are set out in LRA 2002, Sch 1
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those that override a registered disposition of land for value; these are set out in LRA 2002, Sch 3

Both categories of overriding interest include the types of interest set out below.

Leases for less than seven years

Most leases for less than

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Overriding interest definition

What does Overriding interest mean?

An interest in land that continues to have effect despite the registration of a disposition.

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