Possible Boundary Dispute

Beancounter

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

It does rather doesn't it - ie confirm what he's up to.

Don't put it past him to try and figure out one or two other ways to be awkward yet before he's through. Though it may be that he quite deliberately offered even less thinking "OP has figured out what I'm up to and mightn't want further aggro from me"...but he turns out to be doing a "paper tiger" on that and its just his latest try-on and he'll finally give up at that point. Fingers crossed...

Must admit it is a worry about what his next fun tactic will be. At least my solicitor had a laugh when she called me with the offer anyway.

Davesnave

Is there not a definitive plan as there would be in England? i.e. one stamped by the Land Registry or the Registers of Scotland?

When I had a small disagreement here with a neighbour, he produced a quite profesional- looking 'boundary map,' but I'd already obtained his title plan from the Land Registry, which showed something different. No prize for guessing which plan stood as correct!

moneyistooshorttomention

Agreed - with showing the LR version to this neighbour.

That might not solve it "in a flash", as my own nfh has still spent some time disputing my own title plan even after making this plain. She did shut up eventually though, as the evidence is so overwhelming. So, show him this and be prepared to have to repeat a number of times afterwards "This is what my Title Plan says" until attempted browbeating stops. Hopefully, once will be enough though.

Possibly I ought to warn at this point that an nfh who disputes the Title Plan may be capable of going in for some vandalism in their attempt at browbeating before they finally do shut up. There is a couple of bits of damage in my own garden that look suspiciously like vandalism, rather than "one of those things" and caused by natural causes and I cant get the police onto her about it, because I'm only 99% certain its her.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Agreed - with showing the LR version to this neighbour.

That might not solve it "in a flash", as my own nfh has still spent some time disputing my own title plan even after making this plain.

Two points for clarity:

The Land Registry title plan isn't a "version." It is the definitive plan.

Under normal circumstnces, it's best to show the neighbour their plan; firstly because it makes them aware you know what it shows, and secondly, because it's 'theirs,' not yours.

Of course, if two valid Land Registry plans differ on a detail, you have a problem, whether it's in Huston or Huddersfield!

Beancounter

Re the land registry document, the version I have for this property only has text on it, no maps or plot measurements etc. However, for my own house and the new proprty I am moving to soon I have a more detailed document with the boundaries etc marked on (although there are no measurements on these either).

The document my solicitor is working off is the Feu Disposition which was drawn up by the local council when the flat was originally bought from them. This has a detailed plan including all measurements pertaining to my plot and has a more detailed text re this.

teddysmum

Would the council, perhaps, give some information ?


Also, if this is a block consisting of more than the two flats, would it not be illegal to section off the loft entry in case urgent access was needed for emergency purposes ?