Claiming unused land next to our house

tomterm8

The most common is witness statements or statutory declarations stating when you put the padlock on. From as many people as possible. The point is not when you started using the land, the important point is when you stopped other people using it.

it is virtually impossible to know if a piece of unregistered land is crown land before you try to register your title.

kitty123

Thanks tomterm. I don't think we have any robust proof of when the pdlock went on, unless my husband took photos (doubt it). My Dad may have helped him though, in which case he would be a witness?

What a hassle all this is - we will probably have decided to move by the time we get all this sorted!!

tomterm8

kitty123 wrote: »

Thanks tomterm. I don't think we have any robust proof of when the pdlock went on, unless my husband took photos (doubt it). My Dad may have helped him though, in which case he would be a witness?

What a hassle all this is - we will probably have decided to move by the time we get all this sorted!!

Yes, plus any neighbours who noticed it. Even a diary entry. It is a serious hastle, the law has got much harder on averse possession claims in general.

Pssst

An unrelated point but with regard to landreg issues, What is to stop someone laying claim to someone elses property? I mean,if person A was the registered owner of a house,what would be to prevent person B (who may or may not live there) from filling in the relevant landreg form and sending it off,thus leading to two people being registered as the owners of a property?

tomterm8

The land registry write to inform any registered owner of the land, who then has the opportunity to dispute any other claim of posession. The land owner would take it to court. This can cost thousands, and the tresspasser would be liable for the costs.