boundaries

[natalie7]

are there usually any boundaries when you share a garden with a neighbour?
I live in a block of 3 flats and i live in the basement.
i share a garden with the person on the ground floor.
i need to know if shared garden means you can go anywhere in the garden because my neighbour seems to think that the back of the garden is his and noone is allowed in it.
he gets very aggressive and threatening if anyone goes in there.
please help.
tia.

[DSJ]

You need to look at the conditions in your lease.

[CheekyChops]

Do you own the flat or is it rented? I fyou won it, check your deeds to see what they say, if not ask your landlord.

Usually shared means exactly that, you share it all. It isn't split into sections and A has the front, B has the middle and C has the back!

[natalie7]

i own the flat.
i have looked throgh all my deeds and other info and all i have seen is just 'shared garden'. there doesn't seem to be any boundaries set any where.
do you know who i could speak to about this and show them all of the info on my flat?
thanks for replyin dsj and cheekychops : )

[andy-hughes]

Your best bet is to have a word with your local Citizens Advice Bureau, who can offer some free advice, or a quicker route is to contact a local solicitor who deals in conveyencing, who will help you sort this out, and can provide the necessary legal warning to your neighbour, it if gets to that stage.

[Whickerman]

that's easy if he's being such a tw at.

Build a fence across 'your' front bit. Or fill it with sheds. Unless he levitates he's crossing what he's insisting isn't his, and when he complains ask him to show you on his deeds where he has a right of access across your property.

as it happens, cheekychops is correct unless your deeds say otherwise. Personally I'd drop round to the solicitor who did your conveyancing and demand to know why you weren't told that the garden isn't, as was claimed, shared. Act stupid and threaten to sue. They will prove that they handled it all correctly and provide you with evidence that the garden is free for your use.