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Acquiring unused outhouse
Stitchingtime
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Hi
We have just bought our flat, and have been given the keys to a fairly sizable old concrete bomb shelter in the back garden. The previous owners asked all other owners if they wanted it in 2005, and have marked on the building that it was claimed by them in that year.
Am I right in thinking that if we notify all the other owners that we plan to take possession of this, then we can officially add it to our Title next year? We are in Scotland.
It does need a bit of work to make it completely watertight and more usable, but I can see it adding a good amount onto the value of the flat, and it is in good condition considering it has been unused for so many years.
Many thanks
Edited to add: From a quick search, it looks like Adverse Possession isn't a think in Scotland and we would need to get a non-domino disposition, which I doubt the previous owners had, so guess we can apply for that and see what happens over 10 years...
We have just bought our flat, and have been given the keys to a fairly sizable old concrete bomb shelter in the back garden. The previous owners asked all other owners if they wanted it in 2005, and have marked on the building that it was claimed by them in that year.
Am I right in thinking that if we notify all the other owners that we plan to take possession of this, then we can officially add it to our Title next year? We are in Scotland.
It does need a bit of work to make it completely watertight and more usable, but I can see it adding a good amount onto the value of the flat, and it is in good condition considering it has been unused for so many years.
Many thanks
Edited to add: From a quick search, it looks like Adverse Possession isn't a think in Scotland and we would need to get a non-domino disposition, which I doubt the previous owners had, so guess we can apply for that and see what happens over 10 years...
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Stitchingtime wrote: »we would need to get a non-domino disposition, which I doubt the previous owners had, so guess we can apply for that and see what happens over 10 years...
Unlikely, as you can only do that where an owner can't be traced (you need to prove to the Land Register that you've tried).
I'm guessing this is in a back green owned jointly by all the flats, in which case you'll need to get everyone to agree to sign the property over to you. And all of their mortgage lenders would need to agree too. And everyone will want you to pay their legal fees and mortgage fees. And someone might try to be clever and ask for a price on top of that.0
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