Articles by ‘Tara Moseley’

In the recent Court of Appeal case of Rashid v Nasrullah [2018] EWCA Civ 2685 the Court considered whether a registered proprietor of the property could successfully claim adverse possession (sometimes known as squatters rights) of land which had been fraudulently transferred to him.

The Supreme Court has recently handed down an important Judgment which will affect claims brought against directors for breach of trust. Directors’ actions in transferring property to a company in which they have significant control are no longer protected by raising a limitation defence for claims brought outside of the six year period.

Possession proceedings are burdensome, costly and time consuming for private landlords. This is why, once you’ve got an Order for Possession in your hands, you want to be able to enforce it as soon as possible.