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legal meaning right of road or way

didabuf Posts: 115 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 8:11AM in House buying, renting & selling

Legal Meaning

We have seen a house we would love to buy
From a land registry search we have found that on our drive there is access to the next door neighbours garden, however when you look at the title plan the shaded area showing the access is only the width of a walk way.
The title plans state that
“TOGETHER with a right of road or way for the Purchasers and their successors in title and their tenants servants workpeople and others over tha portion of the adjoining property on the west as is coloured brown on the said plan”

my question is does this mean that they have access from a vehicle or just on foot as no where in this does it state vehicle????

Mum to 13year old triplets, just trying to save the pennies.
I'm a saver not a spender.
Mortgage Free: Dec 23 - Age 38. £112500 gone in 11 1/2 years.

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Richard_Webster Posts: 7,646 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 8:38AM

I think it means that if they can find a vehicle small enough to fit on the coloured area they can use it with a vehicle.

RICHARD WEBSTER

As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.
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PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 10:03AM

A vehicle could be a motorbike, moped, invalid carriage, bubble car.

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Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 10:18AM

If the neighbour's house is registered at the Land Registry, it would be worth buying the title deeds. A right of way is sometimes described more clearly in the dominant property deeds than the servient ones.

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didabuf Posts: 115 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 12:16PM

i actually bought a copy of the title deeds for the other house as the house we want doesnt have anything online!

Mum to 13year old triplets, just trying to save the pennies.
I'm a saver not a spender.
Mortgage Free: Dec 23 - Age 38. £112500 gone in 11 1/2 years.

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Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite

6 July 2011 at 12:24PM

eredmore wrote: »

i actually bought a copy of the title deeds for the other house as the house we want doesnt have anything online!

Then I would ask to see what's on the deeds of the house you are interested in.

Also ask on https://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=8. There are some professionals on there who will give you the letter of the law.

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