Ransom strip value

Davesnave

Does this easement of necessity cover vehicular access?

I seem to remember a thread a while ago where a landowner blocked access by vehicle, but left enough room for a pedestrian.

Edit: Rights of way over such a strip appear in title documents; or at least mine does.

discotroll

As mentioned earlier, I think that owning the complete access driveway is going to make any future house sale feel much less fraught for the house owners, especially as any potential buyer doesn't know me from 'Adam' and I could be a real pain for all they'd know. Best for all if they want to buy for a relatively 'nominal' fee and we can all get on with our lives...

quotememiserable

If a right of way has been granted, then it's really not worth much. Normally people wanting to cash in on a ransom strip do it at the point of development, not well after like this.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

Does this easement of necessity cover vehicular access?

I seem to remember a thread a while ago where a landowner blocked access by vehicle, but left enough room for a pedestrian.

Edit: Rights of way over such a strip appear in title documents; or at least mine does.

I don't recall the name of case/s - as traditionally that easement used to be for pedestrians only. But I understand there has been a more recent case or two where a judge has stated that vehicles are included as having "necessity" to get to/from the house concerned.

There's an interesting side-thought re width of vehicle - as obviously one of those motorised wheelchairs would have to count as "pedestrian". Then there is the matter of people whose health requires them to use a car to traverse a distance that even the lazier of us would normally expect to walk.....

AnotherJoe

The fact the current owner who bought (presumably) these rights now seems willing and indeed keen to get rid for free, shows how much they are currently worth.