Where is the boundary line, on a side access here? Can the fence be moved to make a wider garden?

theonenonly

Thanks all, I'm going for another viewing and this time the vendor will be present, so I'll ask them. If it feels like I'm seriously considering this, I'll pay the £7 for the title deeds, because the width of the garden is a bit of a sticking point atm

bobster2

theonenonly said:

Thanks all, I'm going for another viewing and this time the vendor will be present, so I'll ask them. If it feels like I'm seriously considering this, I'll pay the £7 for the title deeds, because the width of the garden is a bit of a sticking point atm

Just bear in mind the vendor and neighbour might not have a fully accurate understanding of the situation.

These drives that run between two houses to garages at the back can be misunderstood - creating a bit of a mess - particularly when the garages are not used. E.g. people building fences in places where convenants say she should not.

Personally, in your position I would pay for the title plan now before even viewing again.

jimbog

Download the neighbour’s too

twopenny

It looks like a vehicle has run up and down there sufficiently to create pressure on the soil so that grass doesn't grow.
What sort of vehicle don't know.

Vendor and if you see the neighbour would be worth asking them.

But before purchasing you need to see the legal standing as well as 'whats said ' if this factor is vital.

Grumpy_chap

The red line appears to cut someone's garage in half so seems like an odd place to propose a fence.

Need to check the LR titles for both properties to really decide where a new fence line can be positioned, taking account of who owns which land and who has right of passage over what land.

If it was me and I was erected a new fence along any line, I would do this in such a way that future vehicle access could be maintained, including an appropriate gate.  You might never intend to use the garden for vehicular access but the facility could be handy if, for example, needing deliveries and / or household projects - perhaps you might wish to landscape the garden or some such.  Keeping vehicular access might be an asset at whatever future point you wish to sell the property.  Keeping vehicular access might be useful if the neighbour (current individual or future unknown individual) ever proposes building over half the access track or otherwise blocking it off.

user1977

Grumpy_chap said:

The red line appears to cut someone's garage in half so seems like an odd place to propose a fence.

The OP says "I was wondering (i) if the fencing can be moved to where the red line is, and (ii) should we wish, knock down our garage in the future."

Boohoo

user1977 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

The red line appears to cut someone's garage in half so seems like an odd place to propose a fence.

The OP says "I was wondering (i) if the fencing can be moved to where the red line is, and (ii) should we wish, knock down our garage in the future."

They can only do this if they buy the house.

It does seem a strange layout and the location of the garage is hard to work out who owns the land but all should be revealed when the title plans are downloaded.

Grumpy_chap

user1977 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

The red line appears to cut someone's garage in half so seems like an odd place to propose a fence.

The OP says "I was wondering (i) if the fencing can be moved to where the red line is, and (ii) should we wish, knock down our garage in the future."

Yes, I noted, but that fence line half way through the garage will still leave half of the width of the garage "outside" the fence and create a strip that initially appears to become illogical no-man's land between the OP and the neighbour's fence.  Perhaps there is a clear plan for that strip that is not obvious.

sheramber

Is the cross hatched garage area two garages- one your and one your neighbours?

or does the property you are looking at  own the whole crosshatched garage area? 

The red line cuts through the far right ‘garage’  if it two garages. 

zagubov

I'd second what @Grumpy_chap is saying. Off-road parking is useful for practical reasons (and for insurance/anti-crime reasons). If this was in London where on-road parking spaces and driveways are thin on the ground, it would be a real plus to have this.