Some properties have a right of passage through lands belonging to another property.
This may be stated in the lease or title deeds. An easement is a right of access which may have arisen out of long, continuous and unchallenged use, usually a period of 20 years. An easement does not exist until it is tested and declared to exist by a court, or accepted by the other owner. Rights acquired as easements are usually defined quite narrowly. If buying property in a housing estate, check that there is clear right of way to the public highway.