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Urgent legal question re property access
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pineapple
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Sorry, didn't know where to put this.
I live in a small hamlet in the middle of a row of cottages. There is a little access road running parallel to the row. Beyond that is a retaining wall of which about 3 foot is visible. - with a further 3- 4 foot dropping down to the field - which sloped down and away.
The wall is going, the land is sinking. Some of the footings have gone and the whole thing is about to go. Our deeds say we are responsible and all of us have agreed to share the cost. A builder has been found but he will need to work from the field side. Unfortunately our Deeds don't actually refer to right of access for maintenance.
The problem is an ongoing dispute with the farmer who owns the field and the surrounding land. He wants the hamlet residents to pay for re-surfacing the lane to the main road and is withholding access till people pay up.
Any solicitors out there? Help!
I live in a small hamlet in the middle of a row of cottages. There is a little access road running parallel to the row. Beyond that is a retaining wall of which about 3 foot is visible. - with a further 3- 4 foot dropping down to the field - which sloped down and away.
The wall is going, the land is sinking. Some of the footings have gone and the whole thing is about to go. Our deeds say we are responsible and all of us have agreed to share the cost. A builder has been found but he will need to work from the field side. Unfortunately our Deeds don't actually refer to right of access for maintenance.
The problem is an ongoing dispute with the farmer who owns the field and the surrounding land. He wants the hamlet residents to pay for re-surfacing the lane to the main road and is withholding access till people pay up.
Any solicitors out there? Help!
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