Unregistered Land — SQE1 FLK2 Land Law

A solicitor forgets to send off one form, and a buyer who has exchanged contracts and paid her deposit loses the cottage to a stranger who knew nothing about her.
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In this episode:
• Land charges are registered against names, not against the land
• An unregistered land charge is void against a purchaser, whatever he knew
• Non-registrable equitable interests are governed by the doctrine of notice
• Overreaching needs two trustees or a trust corporation
• Occupation gives notice of the occupier's rights, not everyone else's
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