Retaking possession of Trust Property
This seminar considers the powers of landowner trustees when seeking to recover trust property from beneficiaries or those connected to them. It will explain the recent landmark decision of Brake v Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1302, as well as exploring some practical solutions for trustees and occupiers, and how the courts approach the issue of occupation rent.
- Trustees’ rights to recover possession of land
- When the ‘self-help’ remedy of peaceable re-entry is available
- Beneficiaries’ rights in respect of trust land
- Claims to occupation rent, and when it may be ordered
- How occupation rent is quantified
