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On this week, we will look at the restrictions that the 1992 Constitution of Ghana places on the right to own and enjoy one’s interest in land.

Last week, we learned that where a person has been in adverse possession of a land for a period of more than 12 years to the knowledge of the owner, the owner is unlikely to succeed in asserting his or her rights of ownership over the land.

However, there are some situations where a trespasser would not be held to be in adverse possession despite being in possession of the land for more than 12 years.

We will look at these situations this week on .

On this week, we will look at Adverse Possession.

Due diligence may be time consuming and expensive, but when done properly (especially with the assistance of a legal practitioner) it can save a purchaser from buying land which has a defective title, or being embroiled in prolonged legal disputes over the same parcel of land, or being defrauded by unscrupulous persons who have no interest in the property.

This week’s throws light on some actions that a potential purchaser can take to investigate the title of a vendor.

Last week, we outlined the practical requirements for registering an interest in respect of land other than state or stool land. This week’s outlines the practical requirements for registering an interest in respect of state or stool/skin land.

This week’s outlines the practical requirements to be met at the Lands Commission for the registration of an interest in land other than state or stool land.

Did you know that it is a legal requirement that any right or interest in or over land which is, by law, capable of registration must be duly registered?

This week on , we will look at the effect of registering one’s interest in land. It is important to note that the Lands Commission is the statutory body responsible for registering all interests in land.

On this week, we will consider two lesser interests in land: Customary Tenancy and License

This week’s is on Leasehold. It is important to note that the person who grants a leasehold interest is known as a Lessor and the person to whom such grant is made is known as the Lessee. Also, the agreement which creates a contractual relationship between the Lessor and the Lessee is known as a lease.