See Counsellor.

The right of someone other than the legal owner of the property to use or control land of which they have no ownership. Details will be referred to in the title documents and explained by the solicitors acting on your behalf.

The time the CICA allows a person to make a claim, after the point when a crime has been reported to the police.

These documents firstly act as evidence that the person selling the property actually owns it, and secondly they set out any rights or obligations that affect the property.

Document issued by the Land Registry on completion of an application for registration confirming the ownership of the property and any mortgage.

Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 which governs claims over property ownership

An organisation of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining) with employers.

A dealing with property (e.g. sale or purchase).

A document which transfers ownership of a property from one person to another.

An order made by the local authority designating a tree or group of trees as protected and requiring the local authority’s permission to lop or fell them.

A hearing in court where parties and witnesses give evidence, are cross examined, and the judge or District Judge makes a decision.

A way of managing assets for someone. The settlor creates the trust and puts assets into it, the trustees manage it and the beneficiaries benefit from the trust assets or income.

A person who manages a trust.

A trust is where one person (trustor) gives assets to another person(s) (trustee) for the benefit of a third person(s) (beneficiary(s)).

When a business is transferred from one owner to another, The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) protects employees’ terms and conditions of employment.

Employees of the previous owner when the business changes hands automatically become employees of the new employer on the same terms and conditions. Employers are required to inform and consult employees affected directly or indirectly by the transfer.

A promise to the court to do, or not to do something which is enforceable by way of a fine or ultimately a committal to prison.

An Unfair Dismissal occurs when an employer dismisses an employee for an unfair reason and/or the employer does not follow the correct procedure for the dismissal.

See same roof rule.

Where the title to a property has not previously been registered at the Land Registry and ownership is proved by the production of a complete chain of documents showing successive ownership.

Acting on your own, without a legal professional aiding you with making a claim.

A criminal conviction is unspent if it is still on your record according to the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

Possession of a property free of the presence of any people, possession or rubbish.

The person who is selling the property.

Vexatious litigation is when a claim is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue the other party.

Filing vexatious litigation is considered an abuse of the judicial process and may result in sanctions against the offender.