Neighbour says I'm encroaching on their land

Leo2020

spacey2012 wrote: »

Offer to pay half and have a surveyor peg the land.
What the surveyor says goes and that is the end of the argument.

It is up to the person who is claiming the OP has taken some of their land to prove it. The OP doesn't have to prove anything, although I agree showing the deeds would probably clear up matters but I certainly wouldn't be paying anything to prove it.

I know because our neighbour doesn't like our decking (which was built over 10 years ago now and not by us but they still can't get over it being there). He claims that the decking over hangs the boundary, I can't see any evidence of this - the decking does not over hang the boundary wall which has clearly been there since the house was built in the 60's (I can tell from all the other original boundary walls that I can see from our house). I looked into boundary disputes and I found out that it is up to the person claiming you have taken their land to provide evidence.

Anyway it didn't get that far because I told him that the decking wasn't over hanging the wall. He said that he had rebuilt the wall further onto his side (this guy would not have done that in a million years!). I said that the wall looked original - that was as far as it went as he went back into his house in a bit of a huff, it's not been mentioned it since.

AnnieO1234

How large an area are we talking OP?

X

Herbalus

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

How large an area are we talking OP?

Teeny tiny:

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

The bit concerned is teeny tiny

Running_Horse

I'd be concerned if it was a scintilla, scrap, smidgen or even titchy witchy.

But teeny tiny? Not worth bothering with. Stick to your guns.

moneyistooshorttomention

It's laughably tiny, hence why I haven't said anything about the teeny little bit of my land the neighbour is encroaching on, as I thought it was just too petty to mention and tell them to get off it.

G_M

Invite them over for tea and suggest they bring thir Plans. You will produce yours, and you can compare the Plans and sort out the misunderstanding.

Offer them cake.

or choccie bickies.

DRP

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

It's laughably tiny, hence why I haven't said anything about the teeny little bit of my land the neighbour is encroaching on, as I thought it was just too petty to mention and tell them to get off it.

is the neighbour proposing that the straight boundary line is misplaced or at the wrong angle or does the boundary have some deflection or corner in it?

Just mentioning it because the scale of the LR plan is pretty useless for arguing about cms inches or even feet - what does the disputed region look like on the ground/garden?

AdrianC

DRP wrote: »

is the neighbour proposing that the straight boundary line is misplaced or at the wrong angle or does the boundary have some deflection or corner in it?

Just mentioning it because the scale of the LR plan is pretty useless for arguing about cms inches or even feet - what does the disputed region look like on the ground/garden?

Given how teeny weeny minisculely microscopic this area (on either side) is, I have to admit that I've been wondering what scale the plans are at, too...

moneyistooshorttomention

DRP wrote: »

is the neighbour proposing that the straight boundary line is misplaced or at the wrong angle or does the boundary have some deflection or corner in it?

Just mentioning it because the scale of the LR plan is pretty useless for arguing about cms inches or even feet - what does the disputed region look like on the ground/garden?

It's a totally straight boundary line and it's very clear to the most casual observer which bit is which (even without producing plans) and the plans do actually specify literally to the inch whose is whose (well mine certainly do). I was wondering whether the fact that it is so clear is down to this neighbour having ranted at a previous owner of this house and they had to settle it at that point and they are hoping to re-open proceedings now my house has a new owner).

I don't think this is the "real" thing at all. I think they wanted things to continue exactly as they were, but I obviously have my own way I want my house/garden (as any new owner would) and this is just the "line" they are using to try and put "the new owner in comply with them box" iyswim. Kite-flying to get me to do as they wish generally I suspect.

G_M

What Plans are you looking at?

Land Registry Plans won't show that level of detail.