Land/boundary advice

Davesnave

Looks straightforward to me.

Put up a fence on the boundary as far as you can determine it from the title plans. Nothing is likely to happen. Bushes are just bushes.

It takes two to fall out. Do what I do: say 'Hello,' smile sweetly and don't be drawn into further discussions on this topic without some kind of legally acceptable evidence that what you've then done is wrong.

TheCyclingProgrammer

DRP wrote: »

Put up a fence - it all seems quite clear...

I agree - just make sure you put the fence on your side.

Once a fence is in place, she can't touch it without engaging in a formal dispute - put the ball in her court.

paddy's_mum

Don't get anyone "in" to help with this issue.

Firstly, any professional advice will be highly expensive and it will be you footing the bill.

Secondly, it gives the batty neighbour the idea that her claim has some merit.

Thirdly, you will be giving yourself a nightmare that could go on for years.

You need not fear 'the law' in the person of the Police say, because all of this is what's called a 'civil matter' (unless you go smashing down her fences or ripping up her lawn etc) A verbal disagreement is unlikely to trigger off explosive warfare or need the input of the riot squad.

Just quietly fence in what you believe to be your land especially if the boundaries of all the other houses in your row are the same, and refuse to engage in a pointless tussle with the neighbour.

If (and it's an almighty if) she wishes to take the matter further she will very quickly indeed discover that she will be running up enormous bills with a solicitor to the extent that she could have bought your land cheaper!

moneyistooshorttomention

Ozzuk wrote: »

It could well become a boundary dispute if she somehow as evidence that she has indeed used that land without issue (I think the period is 12 years).

You could spend a few hundred and get a surveyor in to define the boundary - they should use your deeds/ground indicators to settle the situation.

http://www.boundary-problems.co.uk/boundary-problems/bdysvyr.html

OP said the neighbour is claiming that the land is "shared between them". Therefore neighbour couldnt fulfil the first necessary criteria for stealing any land by "adverse possession" anyway - as an "adverse possession" claim starts with having sole and exclusive use of the land concerned.

moneyistooshorttomention

paddy's_mum wrote: »

Don't get anyone "in" to help with this issue.

Firstly, any professional advice will be highly expensive and it will be you footing the bill.

Secondly, it gives the batty neighbour the idea that her claim has some merit.

Thirdly, you will be giving yourself a nightmare that could go on for years.

You need not fear 'the law' in the person of the Police say, because all of this is what's called a 'civil matter' (unless you go smashing down her fences or ripping up her lawn etc) A verbal disagreement is unlikely to trigger off explosive warfare or need the input of the riot squad.

Just quietly fence in what you believe to be your land especially if the boundaries of all the other houses in your row are the same, and refuse to engage in a pointless tussle with the neighbour.

If (and it's an almighty if) she wishes to take the matter further she will very quickly indeed discover that she will be running up enormous bills with a solicitor to the extent that she could have bought your land cheaper!

Absolutely:T

The neighbour may very well know this fact anyway (ie she'd be in for a lot of expense to try and steal your land in the circumstances) and this is just a try-on.

I expect there are statistics out there somewhere that show what percentage of neighbours land claims are being pursued purely and simply by the neighbour wanting the other persons land just "screaming and shouting" and trying to make out that it's theirs already and it's probably the "screamers & shouters" that are least likely to actually formally pursue any claim. The "screaming & shouting" IS their way/their only way of trying to get what they want.

Mine just "screamed and shouted" and were trying to make out they had "running hot and cold solicitors". Yeh - right....it was all bluff basically.

EDIT; In fact the more I think about it - the more I think her using the "one little bush is there" card is because she doesnt actually have any "Real" cards to play. It sounds like she's trying to find any "cards to play" she can - because of not having any "Real" ones. Equates to the fact I realised my neighbours were trying to play the "Them being Locals" card. At that point - I realised they obviously didnt have any valid claim at all then - as it's totally irrelevant that they are "locals" and I'm not.

DRP

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

OP said the neighbour is claiming that the land is "shared between them". Therefore neighbour couldnt fulfil the first necessary criteria for stealing any land by "adverse possession" anyway - as an "adverse possession" claim starts with having sole and exclusive use of the land concerned.

I 'd forgotten about that point.

Unless it is in the deeds then it sounds like a ridiculous position for the neighbour to take... A very weak noegotiating position i;d say

phil24_7

Any 'share' land or any other rights of way would all be detailed in the deeds (both yours and hers). If this isn't there then she doesn't have a leg to stand on. It is yours and yours only, to do with as you wish.