Can You Landlocked Property?

Landlocked property is most commonly created when a prior owner subdivides a large parcel of land into several smaller parcels, selling each parcel individually. If the subdivisions are created without careful forethought, a parcel can become landlocked without a public right of way.

Can you be forced to give an easement?

If a person is unable to negotiate an easement with their neighbour, section 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) provides a mechanism to forcefully create an easement even against the neighbour's wishes by application to the court.

How do you unlock landlocked property?

Answer box: Landlocked property is a piece of land that has no direct access road to it. The only way to access landlocked property is by traveling through a piece of land or property owned by someone else.

Chloe Bennett

Chloe Bennett

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