RTB Leasehold Purchase Enquiry

eddddy

Julz94 said:

Also I have a shared garden, I had a quick chat with the neighbour downstairs and told him I will be erecting the fencing wherever my boundaries fall as soon as I get the paperwork telling me where it is, he didn’t like the sound of it as the person that lived here previously ( years ago ) probably stayed 2 nights a week, so the downstairs neighbour always treated what is now my garden as his, and I recently found out when the council surveyor came over to draw up plans that the side gate ( which is the only entrance to my garden) is actually mine and they downstairs think it’s shared! 

When the council surveyor came over he drawn it on a piece of paper outlined with what is my part, and goes to me “happy with that “ ? Question is do them make it up when they get there or do they actually have some sort of boundaries plans for when the house was built ? Cause if his asking me “ happy with that “ he could technically give me the whole  back garden? 

I guess it's possible that the surveyor's plan will be sent to the neighbour, asking for comments. If the neighbour objects, maybe it will be changed.

Also, if the only gate to both gardens is in your part of the garden, I guess it's likely that the neighbour will be given a right of way through your garden.

In that case, you'd have to include a gate in your new fence, to allow the neighbour through.

Julz94

eddddy said:

Julz94 said:

Also I have a shared garden, I had a quick chat with the neighbour downstairs and told him I will be erecting the fencing wherever my boundaries fall as soon as I get the paperwork telling me where it is, he didn’t like the sound of it as the person that lived here previously ( years ago ) probably stayed 2 nights a week, so the downstairs neighbour always treated what is now my garden as his, and I recently found out when the council surveyor came over to draw up plans that the side gate ( which is the only entrance to my garden) is actually mine and they downstairs think it’s shared! 

When the council surveyor came over he drawn it on a piece of paper outlined with what is my part, and goes to me “happy with that “ ? Question is do them make it up when they get there or do they actually have some sort of boundaries plans for when the house was built ? Cause if his asking me “ happy with that “ he could technically give me the whole  back garden? 

I guess it's possible that the surveyor's plan will be sent to the neighbour, asking for comments. If the neighbour objects, maybe it will be changed.

Also, if the only gate to both gardens is in your part of the garden, I guess it's likely that the neighbour will be given a right of way through your garden.

In that case, you'd have to include a gate in your new fence, to allow the neighbour through.

I don’t think he can object, if the plans are being drawn up by the owner of the building and two properties ( which is the council) ... downstairs is council by the way....I have seen other ex council properties similar to mine being sold and the fence boundaries are similar to what the surveyor told me.  The downstairs neighbour has his own back door to access his garden. The only access for me is through the outside side gate.  So it wouldn’t make sense for it to be shared . 

And no when I moved in, on my tenancy it did not say anything about the garden, the housing officer said she will put in the deeds /boundaries through the post and they never. To be fair I didn’t really chase it up .