Land Dispute

babyblade41

Kat1e wrote: »

I think I've sussed his reason for keeping this piece of land. There is a another strip of land he owns just off the paddock that leads to a lane which would be wide enough for him to build a long driveway. I think in the past he has asked the vendor to sell him the paddock with the intention of building a new property on it and therefore use the piece of land we thought was ours for access. Does this change anything? We would never ever sell the paddock. One of the reasons we are moving there is for the privacy it affords us. There are other properties that gardens back onto the paddock but are non intrusive. The land owner said that others had also shown an interest in purchasing this small piece of land but I suppose this could just be a ruse.

Have you checked the planning portal to see if any applications have been made recently ?

For me the original size of the paddock plus the extra strip would;dn't make any difference as it's not big enough to change anything.
I would say he wants a lot more than it's worth and unless could provide a rear access to yours then I wouldn't bother.

If you did want to then check for any covenants on it ..For me due to the small size I wouldn't bother