Notices and Objections
In certain Land Registry proceedings the Registrar may order the publication of notices relating to pending or completed applications. Examples of such cases may be where an application is made for registration of land acquired by adverse possession, an application where rights are claimed through long usage or in cases where registration is applied for but title deeds in respect of the land cannot be produced. Please note the examples mentioned are not intended in any way to be an exhaustive list, rather they are simply a few examples provided to aid understanding.
The majority of applications received by the Land Registry do not require any notice to be given or published. However, in certain cases such as in an application for registration of land acquired through adverse possession the Registrar will require the applicant to publish notice in a local newspaper before the application is determined. In other matters, the Registrar may use discretion to determine an application and only publish notice after title has been granted.
The reason notices are published is to give people with an interest in the land the opportunity to ensure any rights or claims they have over the land are taken into account. An interest in the land must be a legal interest (for example, a right to pass and repass over land for access to other land) and not just simply that you have always wanted to buy the land and therefore consider that you have ‘an interest’.
If you are in any doubts about whether or not you have a legal interest in land, and indeed how you should go about protecting any you may have (whether the land is registered in the Land Registry or is still unregistered land), you should seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity.
Notices published in relation to applications for the registration of land or by the Land Registry can be viewed below.
Pending applications
| Details of application and map showing land | Address of land | Application Number | Applicant(s) | Date published | Closing date for objections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application for Voluntary Registration of the land approximately shown on the plan by highlighted boundaries and T marks | Hango Hill, properly known as Mount Strange, Derbyhaven Road | 201703660 | Manx Museum and National Trust (a Charity) | 20 March 2018 | 13 April 2018 |
| Application for Possessory Title based on Possession | Land forming part of the Estate of Kerrochord on the South side on the main road leading from Douglas to Peel at Greeba Bridge, German | 201703302 | JW Forster and MJ Forster
|
19 February 2018 | 12 March 2018 |
| Voluntary Registration | Lonsdale, 3Ballagarey Road, Glen Vine IM4 4EA |
201800364 | MF Armstrong | 19 February 2018 | 12 March 2018 |
| Prospective Application for Voluntary Registration | 1-15 Market Street Douglas Isle of Man |
L02018-1VR | Market Street Limited (rcn 115968C) | 19 February 2018 | 12 March 2018 |
| Application for voluntary registration with absolute title | Car park land at Cherry orchard Road Port Erin | 201703651 | Village Walk Limited (rcn 43938C) | 20 February 2018 | 13 March 2018 |
Objections to pending applications may be made to the Land Registry in writing signed by the objector or his advocate stating concisely the grounds of objection and providing the name and service address of the objector (Rule 119 Land Registry Rules 2000). Copies of all objections will be provided to the applicant and may form part of any hearing arising in connection to the application. Objectors may be required to give evidence on oath at any subsequent hearing before the Registrar or the Land Commissioner.
Notices of completed applications published by the Land Registry
| Details of award and map showing land | Address of land | Title Number | Owner(s) | Date published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Registration | The Homestead, Ballamodha Straight, Ballasalla, Malew, IM9 3EN |
43-01479 | David James Glover and Helen Margaret Glover | 16 May 2018 |
| Voluntary Registration | Plot of Land Cherry Orchard, Port Erin |
41-01841 | Village Walk Limited | 11 May 2018 |
| Registration of appurtenant right | Denizli, Booilushag, Maughold IM7 1BB | 62-01580 | Gregory Andrew Christopher Jones and Jane O'Rourke | 11 May 2018 |
| Voluntary registration of title | Croft End, 2 The Crofts, Castletown, IM9 1LY |
43-01457 | Rosamund Bernadette Lardner | 2 May 2018 |
| Registration of appurtenant right | Meliden, Colden Road, Douglas, IM2 3NQ |
53-03662 | Phyllis Mary Cain | 14 March 2018 |
| Possessory Title granted to land shown edged red on map | Land abutting Gorse Mill Cottage Druidale Michael |
23-00497 | Marant Farming Limited | 5 February 2018 |
| Registration of title with appurtenant rights (and flying freehold) | The Hollies 66 Main Road Onchan IM3 1AL |
53-04902 | Vivian Regina Solari | 9 February 2018 |
| Voluntary Registration | Land at Hango Hill, Castletown, Malew |
43-01339 | King William's College | 23 February 2018 |
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar to award title in a particular matter may appeal to the Land Commissioner within 21 days of notice of the decision in accordance with section 6 of the Land Registration Act 1982 and rule 130 of the Land Registry Rules 2000 (as amended).
