inherited a plot of landlocked land

ilovebaconbutties

My wife has inherited a plot of land behind her late grandparents back garden, the trouble is that there is no access to it as it is surrounded by private land/property. Behind the land is another plot of land which leads out onto a public footpath, that would have been the only public access onto my wifes inherited land but we have got the details from the land registry today and the land behind my wifes is owned by the late next door neighbours children as it was left in the will to them. We are quite sure the land behind my wifes was bought as a 'ransom strip' purely to make it hard for us to sell the inherited land as my wifes grandparents and the neighbour had a lot of disputes about land over the years. The land was inherited by the neighbours children in 2008 and nothing has been done with it, its totally overgrown and they dont live in the town anymore. Does anyone have any advice on what we can do?

Buzby

Buy it from them?

Irrespective of the history, the LR only reports what's on the ground. If you want to attempt a battle, start using your land and the access route to establish a precedent over eight or more years. It would have to be regularly used for the purposes of access, not some token gesture.

lincroft1710

What is the area of this plot of land and what would you hope to use it for?

Establishing a right of way may in fact take up to 20 years.

As this plot is landlocked, it has virtually no value except to anyone who could legally access it. Is it worth contacting the people who now own your wife's late grandparents' house and see if they want to buy it.

ilovebaconbutties

lincroft1710 wrote: »

What is the area of this plot of land and what would you hope to use it for?

Establishing a right of way may in fact take up to 20 years.

As this plot is landlocked, it has virtually no value except to anyone who could legally access it. Is it worth contacting the people who now own your wife's late grandparents' house and see if they want to buy it.

we've found that someone has made a landscaped garden out of the land, however it is still in my wifes grandmothers name and they didnt have permission. Been in touch with land registry and no applications have been made for the land.