Property boundary includes road. Rights?

Grumpy_chap

I can't see any practical benefit of owning the road, but if the OP so chooses, at some point they can be awkward to force a random stranger to say "I'll do as I want, you don't own the road" and the OP can reply indignantly to declare "Yes, I do.".  Only a short lived moment of triumph!

On a practical level, the OP should ensure that their conveyancing solicitor establishes any obligations of owning the road and rights of others in relation to the road.

Mickey666

greatcrested said:

Salemicus said:

If the road were unadopted, guess who'd have to pay for its repair and maintenance?

yeah but then could charge the owners of the end house 5p each time they wanted to drive across it....

Unlikely, as they should have rights of access across that bit of road anyway.  However, it's not unknown for such things to be overlooked and if their deeds didn't show such a right then the OP's ownership of the road would indeed be a form of ransom strip.  It happens - though not where the road is a public right of way for anyone to use.

greatcrested

Mickey666 said:

greatcrested said:

Salemicus said:

If the road were unadopted, guess who'd have to pay for its repair and maintenance?

yeah but then could charge the owners of the end house 5p each time they wanted to drive across it....

Unlikely, as they should have rights of access across that bit of road anyway.  However, it's not unknown for such things to be overlooked and if their deeds didn't show such a right then the OP's ownership of the road would indeed be a form of ransom strip.  It happens - though not where the road is a public right of way for anyone to use.

My post was tongue-in-cheek.

Most of this thread is irrelevant to the OP's query.

The road is adopted, and the OP's rights/obligations with regards to an adopted road have been explained.

Everything since is just....well you get the idea!

bucksbloke

Check you transfer document, you will no doubt have a clause which gives other people rights. 

greatcrested

bucksbloke said:

Check you transfer document, you will no doubt have a clause which gives other people rights. 

Now we really are down the rabbit hole!

coachman12

greatcrested said:

bucksbloke said:

Check you transfer document, you will no doubt have a clause which gives other people rights. 

Now we really are down the rabbit hole!

Yep, we went down there after posts that said "mine, mine" followed by another talking of charging 5p to drive across the road followed by "it was only a tongue-in-cheek" ( confusing) post ...........
well, you get the idea !