Is this a ransom strip

DS0001

Long story short, currently in the process of buying a house and the solicitor has flagged a potential issue after reviewing the OS Map from the land registry.

They are concerned by the strip of land at the front of my boundary. To me it just looks like the pavement isn’t quite straight (the road has been there a lot longer than the houses)

I wondered what people’s opinions are?

The solicitor is insisting on reporting it to the lender but I think they are making something of nothing?

muhandis

Link - https://ibb.co/SQbN23H

AdrianC

What's actually visible on the ground? Remember, your solicitor's never been to the property.



The solicitor has a duty to report it to the lender - remember, he's acting for them as well as you. They need to be happy to lend to you. But I really can't see this being a big issue.

DS0001

Thanks! No idea what I’m doing when it comes to adding images!

DS0001

Nothing visible on the ground, the pavement comes up to the boundary fence as you’d expect which is confusing

unforeseen

It looks no different to any of the other houses on Street view.

Not a bad area of Chester

Rodders53

Streetview shows a big tree on the verge and the pavement is wider to pass the trunk. Using Streetmap, the house number and road name in Chester.

But I can see why Conveyancer is concerned by the line. Do you have ROW over that strip? The Council's Planning maps don't show that line in front of the houses.

snilloct1957

Do the Land Registry plans indicate it's owned by anyone else apart from the vendor?

DS0001

That makes prefect sense thanks! There is a large tree lining the road in front.

daveyjp

It will be worth getting the adopted highway plan from your local Council to see if they show a gap.

It may be available online.

DS0001

I’ve just taken these pictures from outside the property. Can’t see anything obvious at all.