seller did not provide truthful info

klaatu

clutton wrote:

i bought some yesterday and these plans and titles have gone up by 33% !!!!! They're now £3 !

50% ?

Apparently my message above is too short on its own, so this text is simply here to comply with an apparently arbitrary restriction. Please ignore this part of the message, it has no relevance to the point I was trying to make, which was intended to be quick, short, simple and to the point, but all hope of that has now gone out of the window. I apologise for taking up your time with this unnecessary waffle and now return you to the next article. Have a nice day.

missk_ensington

Don't quote me on this but you may be able to sue the Vendor for Misrepresentation IF the next door neighbour provides a Witness Statement saying they have had unoffocial disputes, however I would advise seeing a solicitor.

I'm in similar situation, I bought house next to a pub and Vendor told me it had never bothered him. Since moving in I've discovered Landlord was paying him not to complain to Council/Police. Can't prove it though.

I would expect the owness os on the neigybour to prove possession of land, since he has instigated this matter.

claireb

linlin wrote:

How much land is involved? If that side of the boundary is your responsibility, perhaps you should tell your neighbour that after paying for the fence to be removed, you will only be able to afford the statutory two-wire fence!

Thanks for the suggestion linlin, but he's a nosey !!!!!! and would love that!

It is not a great deal of space involved, but then they aren't really big gardens. The fence was errected some years ago and he reckons the then neighbour did it whilst he's was on holiday! We are the end terrace - there fore have a wider garden, but comparing his to his neighbours (exactly the same house) his garden is smaller, adding strength to his argument.

I'm confused about the information from the land registry, the plan I was given upon purchase was produced by them but is not detailed. Do I need an 'upgraded' version or something?

Ta

Debt_Free_Chick

claireb wrote:

I'm confused about the information from the land registry, the plan I was given upon purchase was produced by them but is not detailed. Do I need an 'upgraded' version or something?

Ta

It won't look like an Ordnance Survey map or streetmap. It should look like this

And just because the line on the plan is straight, doesn't mean that the invisible line on the ground runs straight.

Do you think it's at all possible that the concrete posts are the original ones, put in when the property was built? Can you look at other properties and see if they appear to be the same?

If so ... I would bet that your neighbour is trying it on Perhaps the previous owner simply put up a new fence, along the line of the original boundary set down by the developer?

I really would be inclined to ignore him and if he persists, politely ask him why he is so sure that the previous owner moved the fence line. I did this with a potential boundary dispute with my neighbour and never heard of the matter again. He sold soon afterwards, but then I saw him again. I told him I could have proved that he was wrong about the boundary and he simply winked and smiled - he was trying it on.

Some people will do this. If they can hoodwink or bully you into grabbing your land, they see it as "fair game". Maybe I'm tainted by the experience I had with my neighbour, but I sure swotted up on boundary issues :rolleyes:

Let us know what you decide to do. Keep calm and polite and smile. But I would be looking for him to prove that the previous owner of your property really did steal some of his land.

Regards

dfarry

Yes indeed some neighbours will try it on.... it's almost like intimidation...

Personally I would just say "Really?...... oh well.... you'll have to prove it then"

and let them have all of the hassles.... it will probably go no where unless they do have a genuine case.

claireb

Thanks debtfreechick and dfarry.

My plan looks just like the one you posted - which is very difficult to tell as there are no dimensions on it. The land resistry website is useless too.

I agree that the neighbour could be trying it on. But he's got to be handled carefully as we've only been here 6 months and he's already fallen out with me twice for mysterious reasons!! He's got 'issues' and is not the kind of enemy I'd want.

:whistle: neighbours.....everybody needs good neighbours.......

Debt_Free_Chick

claireb wrote:

I agree that the neighbour could be trying it on. But he's got to be handled carefully as we've only been here 6 months and he's already fallen out with me twice for mysterious reasons!! He's got 'issues' and is not the kind of enemy I'd want.

Maybe he "makes" issues ... like imagining that you've stolen his land

Consider doing nothing and let him "harp on about it". It could be that he will eventually shut up, especially once you convince him that you are not simply going to hand over land just because he says it belongs to him.

Thanks - keep us posted, if you think it's relevant

damo101

Could well be trying it on, if he's raised it with the 2 previous owners and it never went further than chatting about it. why does he expect you to roll over and shell out for moving the fence when no-one did before you?

Damo

clutton_2

Every time he wants to talk to you about it, i would just smile and listen, do as many non-committal "huh-huhs" as you can - and eventually just interrupt and say "AWfully sorry, just have to go to a meeting, talk soon" and dash off - do this often enuogh and he will hopefully give up sooner or later !!!

GabbaGabbaHey

linlin wrote:

perhaps you should tell your neighbour that after paying for the fence to be removed, you will only be able to afford the statutory two-wire fence!

As far as I am aware, there is no requirement in law for anybody to put any sort of fence (two-wire or otherwise) between their property and their neighbour's.

http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/ is a very good website dealing with all sort of boundary issues.