Chelsea Yacht and Boat Club v Pope
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Chelsea Yacht and Boat Club v Pope [2001] 2 All ER 409 is an English legal case
. The case established that a houseboat
, even if permanently moored, does not form part of the land as the degree of annexation
is insufficient..
Legal case
A legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process. A legal case may be either civil or criminal...
. The case established that a houseboat
Houseboat
A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually moored, kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities...
, even if permanently moored, does not form part of the land as the degree of annexation
Annexation
Annexation is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity . Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities, barring physical size...
is insufficient..