⇒ Unregistered land is title is not recorded in an official register.

⇒ Registered land, on the other hand, is land to which title is registered formally on the Land Registry.

• The number of registered houses is growing, making the law on unregistered land increasingly redundant. This is due to voluntary (Land Registration Act 2002, section 3) and compulsory (Land Registration Act 2002, section 4) registration of title.

⇒ Title to registered land is found in the title deeds and related document held by the estate owner (or his mortgagee).

⇒ However, title to unregistered land is founded upon unchallenged possession.

• See the topic notes on possession next.