Sporting rights

Val75

What does it mean when part of the garden of the house I am buying has sporting rights? Thank you

ukmike

Shooting or fishing rights.

teddysmum

ukmike wrote: »

Shooting or fishing rights.

Neighbours beware.

moneyistooshorttomention

I'm wondering how big a garden it is now - ie as in a massive one near to countryside?

Or is it a bog-standard little garden on a bog-standard little urban house?

I'm visualising the local hunt riding across the garden - and duly finding I had decided to get my hose out and water the garden (by coincidence;)) if I spotted them at it.

Is the house a rather old one (ie couple of centuries or so) and this is some anachronistic leftover from a bygone age? If so, would it still apply in the 21st century?

lincroft1710

Usually "sporting rights" were let out to third parties. We used to deal with them when I was in the VOA. They were subject to non-domestic rates and known as "incorporeal hereditaments" (because there was no actual land or buildings being let) and the organisation that rented the right paid the rates, not the land owner.

If the right was not let out then it was not rateable.

Davesnave

It's typically shooting and/or fishing, though in a normal sized garden the former isn't much use, as one must be a certain distance from habitation and public roads before discharging a shotgun. I think it's around 55yds in old money.

Fishing is more common, though in properties I've looked at or know, that's often rented out to clubs or syndicates.

moneyistooshorttomention

Fishing would make sense - if its one of those properties with a stream running through the garden.

Cheeky_Monkey

Either way whether shooting or fishing, I would avoid it like the plaque.

Who wants complete strangers roaming around their garden :eek:

moneyistooshorttomention

Cheeky_Monkey wrote: »

Either way whether shooting or fishing, I would avoid it like the plaque.

Who wants complete strangers roaming around their garden :eek:

I guess that depends on whether those strangers would be anywhere near the house or the private section of my garden - and, of course, whether I had had a decent size discount on the house price to allow for that lack of privacy.

Still wondering how big the garden concerned is?

Davesnave

Cheeky_Monkey wrote: »

Either way whether shooting or fishing, I would avoid it like the plaque.

Who wants complete strangers roaming around their garden :eek:

Yes the blue plaque is something not to be taken lightly, especially if the wording is misleading.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33277997

..but complete strangers roaming around might be acceptable if the price is right.

Put it another way, I was recently asked if I would buy some fishing rights to protect the privacy of a friend's land, but the likely cost means I won't be able to help him there.

Cheeky_Monkey

Davesnave wrote: »

Yes the blue plaque is something not to be taken lightly, especially if the wording is misleading.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33277997

..but complete strangers roaming around might be acceptable if the price is right.

Put it another way, I was recently asked if I would buy some fishing rights to protect the privacy of a friend's land, but the likely cost means I won't be able to help him there.

Not if you've got young children :eek: