Claiming disused land from a liquidated company

looby_78

Hi!
I need some advice on how to go about claiming (possibly) registered land which has been unused by the now liquidated company who previously owned it. Around 20 years ago the land in question situated beside a row of 6 factory cottages was 'given' to the people who owned the cottages (who also worked within the factory), myself being one of them, as a recreational area for the children to play on. About three years ago the company closed and the land has now been sold for redevelopment. This small area (around half an acre) still remains separate and fenced off from the main site, so has so far been unrecognised by the redeveloper. Myself and the other residents in the row would like to keep the land as somewhere for the children to play on. How can I make this a communal area for the residents which is legal and above board?

Any help would be really appreciated!

usignuolo

I am not a legal expert but can you claim any rights under the law of adverse possession. Try this link for details. http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question325573.html

Something similar happened to my neighbour. We all live in Victorian houses built by an early builder who went broke before he finished them. That left a small plot of land at the end of my neighbour's garden which lay derelict for years. He used it but without owning it. There was also a spare plot at right angles to the one my neighbour used, and that too was empty for many years. But it faced onto the road, and was bought a few years ago for a small house.

Rightly guessing that the original plot at the end of his garden was not shown on the plot which was sold, my neighbour hired a small bulldozer and built a wall along the edge of the new build garden thus fencing it off and enabling him to exclude the original spare plot from their garden and enclose it as his, at the end of his garden. He did not consult anyone about this. He did it as soon as he heard the land at right angles to it had been sold. No one noticed or queried this. Now it is assumed it is his land, and I imagine if he keeps it for long enough it will be, legally.