Section 15 — Land Registration Act 2002: Right to lodge

Right to lodge 15 1 Subject to subsection (3), a person may lodge a caution against the registration of title to an unregistered legal estate if he claims to be—

a the owner of a qualifying estate, or b entitled to an interest affecting a qualifying estate.

2 For the purposes of subsection (1), a qualifying estate is a legal estate which—

a relates to land to which the caution relates, and b is an interest of any of the following kinds—

i an estate in land, ii a rentcharge, iii a franchise, and iv a profit a prendre in gross.

3 No caution may be lodged under subsection (1)—

a in the case of paragraph (a), by virtue of ownership of—

i a freehold estate in land, or ii a leasehold estate in land granted for a term of which more than seven years are unexpired;

b in the case of paragraph (b), by virtue of entitlement to such a leasehold estate as is mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii) of this subsection.

4 The right under subsection (1) is exercisable by application to the registrar.