The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat!

greenbee

Fuddle - you may well have an electronic copy of your land registry details (or a photocopy) in amongst your conveyancing documents as you should have been sent one during the house purchase. Physical deeds are no longer required, they're for decoration and historical interest only - once the property has been registered with the LR then they are of no relevance. You should be able to download a copy of your title plan for £3 - that's what mine cost me last time. You don't have to get someone else to do it, you can go online and DIY.

monnagran

Islandmaid, That is so sad. The end of a generation in a family is very poignant. Aunties are very important and doubly so in your case. Have lots of hugs.

LaineyT

Islandmaid, so sorry for your loss but wonderful memories you must have.

NannyW, she might not be multicoloured but Lulu looks most dashing with a horn attached and is most happy to unleash her inner unicorn....

Softstuff

VJsmum wrote: »

Can we have a llama instead? or an Alpaca. Good for the wool.... Loves a llama i do.

I like alpacas. We went to an alpaca show once, kind of like a dog show, but... bigger. They can be stubborn beasts and when they decide they're sitting down they go nowhere and grunt. Frankly I think that only Hester stands a chance of dealing with them, what with all the experience she has with CHS.

Good friend you have there Fuddle. It's not surprising that the whole neighbourhood knows they're nutjobs, that sort of tirade doesn't come out the mouths of decent folk who've never done it before.

FurrybeastOZ and anyone else who might be over here, have you opted out of the "my health portal" yet? My advice, as a medical receptionist working in a hospital, is to opt out. I can go into detail why, but I don't trust it as far as I can chuck it and as for records being available in an emergency, they already are, with your permission (implied if you're unconcious).

I think MrsLW should look after Humphrey, she's the only one defending him against you hungry lot.

Sending hugs Islandmaid, so sorry for your loss xx

nursemaggie

So sorry for your loss Islandmaid. When my last older relative died I felt old before my time as I realised I am the elder of the family. It's a bit more acceptable now.

Do we need a new name with all these animals? Wish DS was here he may have been able to make us and entrance sign for (The garden fence Zoo).

A virtual one I mean if he's not forgotten how to code.

shanks77

So sorry for your loss Islandmaid
Monna pleased to hear your brother is improving
Fuddle sounds like PS reputation goes before him
If anyone has cold weather please send it in my direction. I am one of the few people who can't wait for it to get cooler I am not good in hot weather and think I must have taken possession of Monnas sweat glands:rotfl:

moneyistooshorttomention

greenbee wrote: »

Fuddle - you may well have an electronic copy of your land registry details (or a photocopy) in amongst your conveyancing documents as you should have been sent one during the house purchase. Physical deeds are no longer required, they're for decoration and historical interest only - once the property has been registered with the LR then they are of no relevance. You should be able to download a copy of your title plan for £3 - that's what mine cost me last time. You don't have to get someone else to do it, you can go online and DIY.

I would amend that to say that there are times when it's useful to be able to look up the old "(paper style) Deeds" if one has them and they should never be thrown out.

I've looked up useful info. on my old style Deeds on both the traditional Deeds for my last house and current house.

There are certainly a couple of possible future issues I can think of that might arise on my current house. One of them is a wall type issue and I know (from those old Deeds) what the position is re that wall (ie the adjacent house is responsible for it - which suits me).

Personally - I think it's useful to have the Title Plan and Register entry (a separate document) for adjoining neighbours. Both these documents can indeed be obtained online for £3 each - or the more traditional (paper) method for £7 each. I was certainly interested to note that next door neighbour owns exactly what it looks like they own (ie their side of my dividing wall between us only). They were trying to make out they owned some (vague unspecified) strip of my garden that's my side of my wall. I never could figure out exactly how much of my garden they were trying to make out they owned - but that settles that, ie that they don't own any of it.

Unfortunately, there is a residue of "upset" in my mind from all the aggro the two neighbours concerned caused me for so long - with all their trespassing and attempted land theft. It cast a large pall on trying to feel like my house is a home to me and I suspect will always cast a blight on my subjective feelings. But at least I've dealt with things objectively speaking and they are no longer trespassing or trying to land grab - and so the "physical" issues have gone - and peace reigns here now basically. They still shoot a sideways glare at me if they're near enough to do so - and I studiously pretend I havent noticed. It's unfortunate too that one of them is a "pillar of (local) community" and I know they have been going round saying all sorts about me - and knowing what an advantage it would have given me if they'd been saying positive stuff about me instead. But that can't be helped....I knew that I was in an "either/or" situation of "Either I let them run riot in my garden & grab any bits of it they want OR they gossip against me/try and make out I'm ****". I decided I'd just have to deal with the gossiping they doubtless would (indeed did) do and figure that any unbiased person would take it with a "pinch of salt" and forget about what biased (ie part of the "close-knit group" here) people would think.

fuddle

Greenbee and money, thanks very much. I will dig out the house file after the school run and I now know I need the title plan. Money you highlight to me that I need to know exactly what boundary is what and it would be helpful to have that info, on paper, to produce if there is a problem.

I have had a very bad night and start the day in a tail spin. It was brought to me that PS is telling people that the dispute was over me purposefully pointing the hose into their porch resulting in water damage. I am absolutely mortified and I want to hide away but DH has told me to get to the plot, hold my head high, not engage in any chat about any of it to anyone and let my demeanour speak for me. I'm to smile, be my slightly shy but funny self. In theory that sounds easy but I'm so embarrassed that I'm involved in anything like this and I'm angry that he will think he's won. But I also realise that if I don't show my face it looks like I have something to hide. So I have to force myself into a really uncomfortable scenario and that has me panicked already.

I don't do Woe Me, or at least I try not to, but in this instance I want to scream 'it' s not fair!' I stood upto, and held me own, on my own, to a family of bullies and what for? What was the point because now they' ve succeeded in making me suffer. I feel like I don't have any integrity left, or at least in the eyes of other people.

My friends I don't want you to respond to yet another message of woe. You have helped me emotionally and practically and I've used up enough of your kindness. This is just something I have to work through and I guess the thread is a bit of dairy at the moment.

ivyleaf

Islandmaid So sorry for hear about your lovely Auntie x

Nannywindow I was all prepared to send a unicorn but other folk have beaten me to it, so that's all right.

Softstuff I love alpacas too. I don't think FurryBeastOz lives in Oz - she had a beautiful dog named Oz, now sadly no longer with us, and chose him for her username.

Fuddle Sending you hugs and strength xx

nursemaggie A Zoo sign sounds a lovely idea, though I'm sure your DS would think we were mad. (Mad? Us?) :rotfl:

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Sorry to hear about your aunt Island maid. When my cousin died two years ago I suddenly realised that I was 'the last man standing', it gets to me at times especially since I had to have my pacemaker fitted.