This standard document provides an outline for a statutory declaration to support an application to the Land Registry for registration of either unregistered land (based on 12 years' adverse possession under the Limitation Act 1980) or of registered land based on adverse possession accrued before 13 October 2003 (under transitional provisions of the Land Registration Act 2002).

The statutory declaration sets out the information that must be included to comply with the requirements of the Land Registry. For more information, see Land Registry Practice Guide 5 - Adverse possession of 1) unregistered land and 2) registered land where the right to be registered was acquired before 13 October 2003.

The Land Registry also accepts a statement of truth to support an application for adverse possession, instead of a statutory declaration (see Form ST1 - Statement of truth in support of an application for registration based upon adverse possession).