Form

Adverse possession: registration (ADV1)

Application form ADV1: registration of a person in adverse possession.

From:
HM Land Registry
Published
15 October 2012
Last updated
29 August 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Adverse possession: registration (ADV1)

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Adverse possession: registration (ADV1)

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Details

Use this form to apply for adverse possession of registered land. You can use form ST1 to supply evidence required to support your application.

Fee and address

Send the completed form with the correct fee to our standard address.

More information

Read more information in practice guide 4: adverse possession of registered land.

Published 15 October 2012
Last updated 29 August 2023 + show all updates

  1. A side note to panel 7 has been amended to replace a reference to "electronic address" with "email address" for clarity.

  2. Panel 6 has been amended as a result of the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2022.

  3. We added a guidance note about our personal information charter, which explains how we process customer data. We also added a guidance note to explain that only professional customers will have a key number.

  4. We have added a side note to panel 11 to clarify that one or more than one of the conditions referred to in that panel can be relied on.

  5. We have added a side note to panel 8 as a result of a change in our procedures. From 11 January 2016 we will change how we send warning of cancellation letters and what they contain.

  6. Advice as to the completion of the form has been added

  7. Added translation

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