... amazing sum for Glebe Cottage and the field as apparently it has great development potential. Maizie comes to you for advice as to whether she has any rights over the field. Would your advice differ if: i) Maizie had built a large double garage on the field, with the permission of the local planning authority, of which the Parish Council has knowledge; ii) The land is registered In order for Maizie to be able to take advantage of the developer's offer to buy Glebe Cottage and the field, Maizie will have to show that she has gained legal possession of the field so that she can sell it. Gaining such legal possession from another owner is achieved through the process of Adverse Possession, sometimes referred to as 'squatter's rights', as many cases have involved squatter's gaining legal title to a building that was previously owned by a landowner. Maizie would be hoping to take ...

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