In this Newsflash episode, Richard Snape joins host Lizzie Collin to analyse the Court of Appeal decision in Clapham v Narga [2024], an adverse possession case attracting significant attention.
Richard explores the background to the dispute and explains how the courts approached the competing claims to the land. The discussion also revisits the principles underpinning adverse possession, including the concepts of factual possession and intention to possess, and how these operate in practice.
The episode considers what the Court of Appeal’s reasoning tells us about the modern approach to adverse possession and why the decision is likely to be widely cited in future disputes.
For property professionals, the case provides a useful reminder of how long occupation, and the surrounding circumstances can influence whether possession ultimately becomes ownership.
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