Easements And Profits À Prendre

The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (as amended) (the "2009 Act") was introduced to improve the practice of conveyancing and attempted to simplify the law in respect of acquiring easements and profits à prendre by prescription (ie long use or custom).

What is an Easement and Profits à Prendre

An easement is a right an owner/occupier of land has over the land of a neighbour. This can include a right of way over the land for access or for the throughput of services or utilities serving your property. A profit à prendre is a right to extract natural material from another person's land. It does not need to be a neighbouring land. It may include the right to cut timber or turf, to mine or to quarry.