Legal boundary Scotland

gadget88

I have a shared slab open plan garden and they want to monoblock there half. What happens if i sell house? Google says i need written confirmation or bank block it if a buyer came along. A house did same that sold they had turned the slab no idea if they had any issues. Or if any of my side is damaged id worry about picking up cost. Or do i not need to worry just fix it and house will sell? My family think its fine google not so but dont want to relay on google

user1977

Is it actually shared or do you just mean there isn't a fence? If they just do their half, why do you think that's a problem for you?

sheramber

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6684779/legal-boundary-scotland

you need written confirmation of what?

Can you put a link to the Google information?

gadget88

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82151170#Comment_82151170

Its open plan gardens the type you get in new builds no fence but theres a standard grey slab half and half each side

Herzlos

Is there some indication of where the boundary is? Do you both own up to a point or is it actually shared?

If you own half each, anything they do in their half won't impact yours.

HouseHuntingAmy

Herzlos has the right first question, and the answer is usually in your title deeds rather than on the ground. On open plan estates the paving is often laid as a courtesy by the builder, and the legal line can run somewhere quite different from where the slabs meet. I would pull out your title (in Scotland that should be on the Land Register, and the title sheet comes with a plan) and see whether the garden is drawn as split down the middle or owned as one piece with a right of access. It is also worth checking your title for any burdens about maintaining shared areas, which new build estates often have. If you do own your half outright, they can change their half as they like, and the main thing for you is that nothing they do damages yours. A short, friendly written note saying you are happy with the work as long as it stays on their side, and that any damage will be put right, costs nothing. On selling, a buyer's solicitor will ask about boundaries and any neighbour works, so having the title plan and a simple email trail is usually enough - it should not be a problem as long as you know where the line is. Not a solicitor, so worth a quick call to yours if the deeds look unclear.