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How do you find out who owns the land

I am looking to buy some land in my area. There sems to be lots of overgrown fields etc, but I cannot find out who owns these pieces of land. Have tried contacting local farmers etc but they can shed no light on who is the owner.
Any suggestions how to find out?????

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  • Barny1979
    Barny1979 Posts: 7,921 Forumite
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    Land registry, can go on their website, pay for the plans, costs about £3 per enquiry, get sent details and a plan of extent.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Barny1979 wrote: »
    Land registry, can go on their website, pay for the plans, costs about £3 per enquiry, get sent details and a plan of extent.


    £4 ! Land registry.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Fields are left overgrown for a variety of reasons.

    Why have you suddenly decided you want to grow potatoes ...? .... because you can't just buy up random fields and hope to build a house on the land.

    All pieces of land are defined as being of a particular sort.... random fields tend to be agricultural land or pastureland, neither of which are building land.
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    G_M wrote: »
    Yes, take care that you use the .gov.uk site as there are other sites witha similar name which are scam front ends to exactly the same information, but charging an extra £10 a pop.
    Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam
  • Barny1979
    Barny1979 Posts: 7,921 Forumite
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    Sorry, I didn't realise I'd popped a link to a private company
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