Essay question
“LASPOA 2012 s144 does not tell us how, if at all, the commission of this offense interacts with the law of adverse possession. If a person commits the criminal offense, does this prevent them from acquiring title by adverse possession, assuming all the other elements of a possessory claim are established? This was the issue in Best v Chief Land Registrar and Secretary of State for Justice. [2014] EWHC 1370 (Admin)” Dixon, M (2014) ‘Criminal Squatting and Adverse Possession: The Best Solution’ Journal of Housing Law 2014, 17(5): 94-97.
Analyze the law on adverse possession in the context of the quote and discuss critically to what extent it is true.
(Cite Dixon in the essay talk about the statement he provided!)
