A problem with boundaries

Davesnave

I didn't refresh the page so missed you post earlier, but from the tiny aerial photo it looks as if the entrance you've made to the parking area isn't where the access to the barn was. i.e. where the white van is.

The small land strip owned by the farmer has been incorporated into your car park and an access (but not a right of way) created across it, so of course they aren't happy. It's been done very tastefully by the look of it, but in the final analysis you've stolen some land and protesting that you 'had no idea' isn't a defence if it's all in the title documentation.

The farmer next to me has his 30 acres on one sheet at Land Registry, as do we with our 6 acres or so. We just have to look extra hard to see where boundaries might lie on that scale, or  buy our neighbours' title plans if they shed extra light on things, which fortunately, they do.

There will be a solution. It may involve money and the deeds of both properties will need to be altered if the wall stays where it is.

rudibryson

ok thank you for your input every one. Davesnave yes its a bit misleading also, as we have moved the whole area back. Those big trees have been dug away. but yea you are correct i just assumed it was ours

theoretica

rudibryson said:

pramsay13 said:

I would call her bluff.
Offer to remove the wall or to buy the bit of land for a reasonable amount. 
If she holds out for more organise to get the wall removed. 
If the land really is useless to her she will surely back down and accept whatever amount.

The land is absolutely useless to her. the road terminates where the wall is. The road reaches our house and stops. End of road.

The land *was* useless to her - you have just made it more useful to her.  If she wants to sell it, I think you should expect to pay more now than if you had negotiated before you did the work.

rudibryson

We reached an agreement with the farmer. A reasonable fee and to pay the costs to transfer the land over to us. Thanks for your input, I was quite worried for the last two days.

Davesnave

rudibryson said:

We reached an agreement with the farmer.

Good.

As someone said, the farmer will have worked out that the land is more valuable to you than to anyone else, so it sounds like a good deal for all. You've probably improved the look of the place by demolishing the old outbuilding, but expecting aesthetic appreciation from farmers may be stretching things!

warby68

rudibryson said:

We reached an agreement with the farmer. A reasonable fee and to pay the costs to transfer the land over to us. Thanks for your input, I was quite worried for the last two days.

I think that's a really good result in the circumstances.
Bet you're relieved