Neighbour erected fence in my garden

Old_Git

Moved house and thought the fence looked out of place between my house and next door .Next door claimed it was in the right position .
I then overheard a conversion between the neighbour and his wife .

She had told me they where thinking of widening their drive to the disputed ground .
He said to her ,we cant as we dont own it for 12 years .
That makes me think they know its not their ground .

How do I go about checking ,and measuring whats mine .The house is mortgaged and I dont have the deeds.

robin58

Go to

https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/search-the-register

You can then purchase a copy of your deeds.

Old_Git

robin58 wrote: »

Go to

https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/search-the-register

You can then purchase a copy of your deeds.

Not clear cut .That link is for England & Wales .
I found this

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/searching-the-land-registryFees to search and copy Land Registry documents
There are fees to search and copy documents:

£5.00 for inspection of each folio, map or instrument
£5.00 for inspection of the Index of Names for one name
£7.00 for an uncertified copy folio/instrument
£17.00 for a certified copy folio / instrument
£7.00 for an uncertified copy of the Registry Map
£17.00 for a certified copy of the Registry Map, not showing appurtenant rights
£51.00 for a certified copy of the Registry Map, showing appurtenant rights

Appurtenant rights
An appurtenant right is attached to land and gives the landowner a benefit, for example a right of way over neighbouring land.

Any Ideas which bit I need .The fees vary from £5 to £51. There is no right of way.

RikM

Have you asked your lender for a copy of the deeds? I don't know what they would charge for that, but it might be a good starting point.

CEON44

Does your own solicitor not hold your copy of the deeds? This is usually what happens when you take out a mortgage. When mortgage is paid off the solicitor asks whether you want them to keep holding them or keep them yourself.

mezza101

CEON44 wrote: »

Does your own solicitor not hold your copy of the deeds? This is usually what happens when you take out a mortgage. When mortgage is paid off the solicitor asks whether you want them to keep holding them or keep them yourself.

Deeds are held by the lender, they release them to you when the loan is paid off.

almillar

If you're going to have to pay, you might as well do £17 each for a certified Folio, and certified Folio Map. As far as I know, you need to go to Lanyon Plaza, beside the Waterfront in Belfast, to get these. Since you know your own address, there shouldn't be any additional fees for searching.
If the land's yours, you've got them. If it's 'disputed' - I would take that as maybe not belonging to anyone - no man's land - that would be different. Maybe your deeds overlap!