Purchasing land we have used for years

Mjsmithuwe

Thanks for all your responses. So an update

The land is unregistered to anyone. It turns out that a neighbour paid the council for the land (he was the first one to do so) but it turned out as no one seems to own it they council had to refund it to him and he has a drive on there. The are 16 drives out of 20 house now on this land.

Slithery

As I commented earlier all land is owned by someone, the owners just may not know that it's theirs.

Your best way forward would be to claim 'Adverse Possesion' but you can only start this procedure once the land has been fenced off for several years.

Mjsmithuwe

Well the houses were built in 1912, the council did exactly the same saying they don't own it for future people apply to drop the kerb. However the information regarding neighbours having 2 titles may be correct looking on the landreigstry so going to investigate that further.

p00hsticks

Mjsmithuwe said:

Well the houses were built in 1912, the council did exactly the same saying they don't own it for future people apply to drop the kerb.

Whether the coucil own the land being crossed or not, I suspect you'd still need their permission to drop the kerb.

Slithery

Mjsmithuwe said:

...the council did exactly the same saying they don't own it for future people apply to drop the kerb.

Land ownership is irrelevant when applying for a dropped kerb. Council permission is always needed as it joins onto the public highway.