Easements are a key consideration for landowners and developers,
as a failure to consider their implications properly may severely
inhibit a development scheme.
Our blog identifies common easements, how they are created, and
common forms of disputes arising from easements.
The first blog in our two-part property litigation series will discuss
what an easement is, how they can benefit a piece of land, and how
they are created.
What is an easement?
An easement is a right which benefits a piece of land, otherwise
known as the dominant land.
This right is enjoyed over another piece of land owned by
someone else - this is known as the servient land.
An easement normally allows the dominant land owner to do
something on servient land, such as travel or run services over
it.
