Need help with knowing boundaries of property we are buying

123ort

vic_sf49 said:

And what's between the garage and next door? Is it all just hedge, some fencing, or is there a path or something along there too? Especially around the base of next door's walls? 

Otherwise, it's pretty much a bunch of people on the internet, guessing things. Eek. 

There  is  a small cement ledge hidden in the hedges 

vic_sf49

Not sure what you mean by ledge, unless their property is higher. 

But does the flue sit above this ledge? And does it look like it surrounds their house? So the boundary might not be right at the edge of their roof?

The edge of that front riased bed, looks to extend past the front corner.

And if those conifers/whatever were part of the original hedge, could the centre of them be on the boundary?

It just might have been accepted by both home owners, that the boundary was the centre line between the structures. 

But short of asking the neighbour before purchasing, or having it properly surveyed, you'll still be guessing. And that's assuming the neighbours know and are being honest. 

Baldytyke88

123ort said:

There  is  a small cement ledge hidden in the hedges 

Would you be allowed to build over the garage, as it would block the view for the house behind?

sheramber

Is your boundary your garage wall?

123ort

sheramber said:

Is your boundary your garage wall?

looking at the land registry pictures supplied and posted on first post, my interpretation was that the boundary was away from  the garage and neighbours boundary could be their wall  but i have no knowledge of technical aspects, am going by what has been suggested by one architec

123ort

vic_sf49 said:

Not sure what you mean by ledge, unless their property is higher. 

But does the flue sit above this ledge? And does it look like it surrounds their house? So the boundary might not be right at the edge of their roof?

The edge of that front riased bed, looks to extend past the front corner.

And if those conifers/whatever were part of the original hedge, could the centre of them be on the boundary?

It just might have been accepted by both home owners, that the boundary was the centre line between the structures. 

But short of asking the neighbour before purchasing, or having it properly surveyed, you'll still be guessing. And that's assuming the neighbours know and are being honest. 

Their house is higher, front raised bed ends in line with  their wall as pictures  show, their is a metre or so of the hedge but in another bed 

onthemend

From a conveyancing perspective, the boundary is deemed to be the exterior edge of the redline which appears to run along the neighbours property. To check , you could obtain the neighbours land registry plan to check.  This should show a similar redline, the exterior edge should butt upto your plan red line.

You should ask your solicitor to advise on the location of the flue in respect of the boundary shown on the plan you have. 

123ort

onthemend said:

From a conveyancing perspective, the boundary is deemed to be the exterior edge of the redline which appears to run along the neighbours property. To check , you could obtain the neighbours land registry plan to check.  This should show a similar redline, the exterior edge should butt upto your plan red line.

You should ask your solicitor to advise on the location of the flue in respect of the boundary shown on the plan you have. 

Thanks, actually  neighbours  are going  through  planning  for a further  extension  and approval of previous  changes and their documents  suggest  their boundary  should  be their wall i am presuming  we cant do much  about  their flue , don't want that restricting the extent of our side extension  over the garage

vic_sf49

Ah, that does look like a sharper & clearer red line, running right along the side of their property. It looked thicker, and less determined on your deeds. 

Whether you can / want / need to do anything about their flue, will come down to your desire for a potential neighbour dispute, possibly ending up in court. 

123ort

vic_sf49 said:

Ah, that does look like a sharper & clearer red line, running right along the side of their property. It looked thicker, and less determined on your deeds. 

Whether you can / want / need to do anything about their flue, will come down to your desire for a potential neighbour dispute, possibly ending up in court. 

thanks, is there i can do to clarify matters at this stage i am wondering, have asked conveyancing team for answer as the front ledge and hedge may get disputed too
probabley have no problem with flue provided it doesnt interupt our planning process