Boundry..???? where.???

in2deep_2

Hi all, i am about to erect a new fence down the border line between me an my neighbours, unfortunately neither of us know where the boundary actually is, at the moment its a big fat hedge and its all over the place.

How can i obtain the actual measurements of my property.????

amandada

You'll be able to get a copy of your title deeds from the land registry and the outline of your plot will be on that, so you should be able to work it out.

Just for info, to get a copy of mine a couple of weeks ago cost £3.84 (it was a simple search) as opposed to the £35 my mortgage lended was going to charge for exactly the same information!

martindow

I've found the problem that the scale of the plan on the deeds can show the plot as the size of a stamp and this really doesn't help much. If it is a hedge, this would probably have been planted as little plants along the boundary itself. If the stems of the plants are in a line perhaps you and your neighbour can agree to using this for the line of the fence or maybe offering to put it just to your side of the line to smooth the agreement.

rdpro

even if it's not straight, I'd run a line from the point where the houses meet to the last 'trunk' of hedging plant - assuming you haven't got a seriously wobbly/right-angled boundary

phill99

amandada wrote: »

You'll be able to get a copy of your title deeds from the land registry and the outline of your plot will be on that, so you should be able to work it out.

amandada is correct. The Office Copy Entry from the land registry is the best way forward. Although the entry maybe small, it will be to scale and therefore can easily be 'scaled up'. Therefore take your measurement from a known position on the plan and the house and you will quite easily find the boundary.

in2deep_2

Thanks guys, we live in a semi so for the top of the boundary i just measured an equal distance between our front windows,
My main problem is i cant just carry this all the way to the road(about 55feet) because our plots are not equal at the front so i cant just half it.

I will look at the land registry thing. does any one have a link please.

daveyjp

http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/

Get yours AND your neighbours just in case there is a discrepancy. Agree everything with your neighbour before doing anything.

Once it's done if you like you can get the fence surveyed and have the coordinates put on the Land Registry plans.

TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain

Not a great deal of point in getting the plans tbh... They are minute and the boundry lines is not scaled accurately as suggested above.

In fact, the plans themselves have the below text on them:-

"This title plan shows the general position of the boundaries: it does not show the exact line of the boundaries. Measurements scaled from this plan may not match measurements between the same points on the ground.

Their own advice is:-

You should not rely on the Title Plan to scale any measurements that might be stated in your Title Deeds.

Just agree a suitable line with your neighbour. Boundry disputes are a nightmare to sort out legally, better to just be amicable about it with your neighbour.

Take a wander over to www.gardenlaw.co.uk... some good info their..

Doozergirl

If you use your title deeds to try and locate the boundary, you will find that the red line would end up a metre thick when blown up to scale. That makes it no better than a hedge at marking the actual boundary which 'has no width'.

Are your neighbours nice? I'm sure they won't mind if you put in a fence - it's likely that both of you will gain a little extra land by the hedge just not being there. Just have a chat together beforehand.

Lord_Gardener

Have you checked to see if there is any sign of a fence in the middle of your hedge? In my experience it is generally the case that a hedge has been planted to improve privacy but the old fence(wire usually) has been left in situ. Have a really good look!