6. Interests Protected by Registration and Overriding Interests

Abstract

Titles in the Complete series combine extracts from a wide range of primary materials with clear explanatory text to provide readers with a complete introductory resource. This chapter discusses which interests require protection by registration and how interests in registered land are protected. It demonstrates how the priority of interests in registered land is determined, providing a basic rule that the priority of any interest in registered land is determined by the date of creation. It discusses searches of the register. It also discusses how to determine what are overriding interests (ie unregistered interests which override registered dispositions) and the meaning of the term ‘actual occupation’.