Registration of interests in land

Question 1

Knights Construction v Roberto Mac [2011] 2 EGLR 123

Answer 1

The Salvation Army (SA) mistakenly applied for first registration of a freehold interest in land that belonged to KC; and the SA later sold the land to RM. There had been no fraud, and RM had purchased the land in good faith and for valuable consideration. KC applied for rectification
Held: KC was entitled to rectification of RM’s registered title so as to exclude the disputed land. RM was entitled to compensation from the Land Registry.

Question 2

Gold Harp Properties Ltd v MacLeod [2014] EWCA Civ 1084

Answer 2

held that the priority of an original leasehold interest that had been mistakenly deleted from the register should be restored – even though this renewed leasehold interest was registered after Gold Harp’s leasehold interest, so should not have had priority.
[Gold Harp had not provided valuable consideration and was associated with the dodgy freeholder.]