My wife and I bought some land in 1986 but when I put it on the market a search at the Land Registry revealed a charge placed on it by my son in 1994. He says he contributed £1400 to the purchase price. Does he have any claim on the land?
The fact that he has been able to register a charge against the land suggests that your son has obtained a county court judgment against you for the £1400, and will be entitled to the money when the land is sold. If you know nothing about this you may be able to have the judgment set aside, and the easiest way of doing it will be to show that you didn’t owe your son any money in the first place.