Boundary dispute

JCR1987

Hi guys,

Asking this question on behalf of a friend.

He’s in the middle of a boundary dispute with his neighbour in that they have a shared access drive, which his neighbour keeps blocking, but also then complaining when my friend has visitors who park on his own drive. They’re also abusive towards him whenever he tries to discuss the issue.

My friend owns his house, but the neighbour is a tenant with the landlord living in Germany and cannot be contacted.

He’s trying to find out where he could get a copy of the boundaries of his property and the access rights, and also who would be best to approach in an attempt to resolve the problem. He’d rather not go through a solicitor due to the potential cost for a somewhat trivial dispute. I think he’s just looking for some documentary evidence of the access rights and boundaries to his and his neighbours’ property so he can show them on paper.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,
JR

ic

The landregistry.gov.uk will have plans that should show all this, for a modest fee.

badmumof1

i think it all should be on the deeds so if your friend can obtain a copy from bank/building society then im sure this would be able to help them.
I had a similar experience when 2 neighbours were arguing about fence lines and we had to get our deeds out in order to put thinks right for them.

Alias_Omega

did this with ours few week ago, something failed on the website and told us they cant supply it, but we downloaded it as the link was present.

Think it was £4..

slummymummyof3

check the stuff you had from your solicitor when you purchased your house; our solicitor provided us with photocopies of the deeds, covenants etc - you may already have the details you need without realising it.

Is the house rented through an agency? If so they would be able to contact the L/L on your behalf and bring him up to speed.

Smi1er

The old shared driveway problem.

We have one.

Neighbour uses it, their visitors use it.

So when we use it they start a row:rolleyes: You see they park their cars in such a way that they have to use the shared driveway to get in and out, where as we don't.

To me it doesn't make a jot of difference, it is there for the use of the two of you. You can not stop them using it but you can request they move if they are causing you an obstruction.

If they, or their visitors are parking on your drive then simply tell them to move it as you are going in and out and are afraid it will get damaged.

JCR1987

Thanks guys, seems to address the problem somewhat, however, even if he obtains the details of the boundaries, how does he go about enforcing them? i.e. what if the neighbour ignores the boundaries?

Neighbour is a private tenant and it seems there is no way of contacting the landlord. Would his details be on the electoral roll?

slummymummyof3

Landlords details unlikely to be on electoral role as he doesn't live there and I think I'm right in saying £1k fine for false declaration etc on electoral role(?). Can you get someone the tennant doesn't know to pop round and ask for his address/phone number under the pretext 'as landlord is an old friend' and they have lost contact (assuming you know the LL name that is). I know it isn't totally above board but how else are you supposed to get hold of LL to let him know what is going on.
Boundary disputes are notoriously expensive to sort out! Try reading a book called Anstey's Boundary Disputes.

nasa_3

jcr you r a star

daveyjp

Land registry search would reveal the current property owner - not the tenant.

It's not