On 24/01/2014 17:00, Mike Barnes wrote:
wrote:
Mike Barnes wrote:
Are you 100% sure that your boundary is the edge of the road?

Not 100%, no, but I don't know how you'd determine that with complete
accuracy and reliability.

Deeds. Not the location map, which is just indicates whereabouts
the plot is, but the *written* section and any boundaries/meering
map - which most deeds don't have.

Do "deeds" have any significance nowadays? I have the Land Registry map
which shows the location of the property with a red border but that's
not particularly precise.

I also have a title document dated 1811 (hand-written on parchment, wax
seals, etc, with a Land Registry tag) which says "bounded [...] by the
highway or road". But I have no idea whether "highway or road" would
include any verge.

I'm not sure how relevant all this is now, but I'm interested. Not
interested enough to pay a solicitor, though. :-)

The Land Registry entry replaces the deeds but all the relevant
information from the deeds should be incorporated in them. The Land
Registry only indicates what they call general boundaries. These are not
precise but serve for most purposes. If the exact boundary needs to be
determined then the services of a specialist surveyor are needed. This
site is a good place to start if you need to.

http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/

There are no hard and fast rules and what may seem obvious from the plan
may not be correct. As an example when I purchased my current house my
solicitor queried the ownership of the small pull in that is in front of
the gates. The local highway authority claimed ownership although the
Land registry plan suggested otherwise. This was in a poor state of
repair and although the road had recently been resurfaced the pull in
was seriously potholed. In fact it was one big pothole! So I asked the
them to repair it. The reply was it was not their responsibility. The
letters claiming ownership and denying it were signed by the same
person! After further correspondence the repairs were carried out.
Persistence counts.


--
Peter Crosland