Boundary disputes - nightmare

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First point - it will be registered land. The definitive plan is on the Land Registry. You can get a copy of your title and plan on the web, for a fee. The boundary line shown on the LR plan is *it*.

Second point. If it's literally a question of inches, sometimes the LR plan won't give the answer. In that case, the situation on the ground is likely to be key. From your description, it sounds like the fence went up first, and then the greenhouse. You can tell your neighbour with some confidence that the fence = the correct boundary. If the greenhouse is on your side of the fence, you can tell him it's on your land.

Third point. If the fence turns out to have been rected along the wrong line, that's not the end. It is possible to acquire title to land you don't own simply by occupying it. This is called "adverse possession". The rules are technical but basically as long as (a) you've been occupying it (ie exercising rights of ownership over it) for a long time and (b) you've done so openly, not secretly, then you may well have acquired title to it.

Fourth point: that'll be 500 guineas.

Posted By: Old Git on October 14th 2010 at 12:02:19

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