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boundary fence
We moved into our home over 3 years ago we noticed that our fence dividing us and our neighbour should run behind our garage instead it stops before the garage and is then angled and joined to the garage so there is no fence for about 20 feet. I spoke to them when we first moved in to say the garage wall was not the boundary and she didn't take kindly to that. Therefore I left the subject alone until now as I am aware of the 12 year ruling can you advice me what to do as I have now spoken to them again to say either we need to have something in writing or a fence needs to be reinstated she said I am not signing anything and if you want to put a fence up you will need to come on to my property and you will be trespassing. The fence is ours is there anything I can do now to avoid them taking possession of our land.
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So the width of this strip is so narrow that you can't actually walk down it to the bottom, to be able to erect a new fence from your side?
If so, what's the point of 'owning' this land - you can't do anything with it.
If your land is registered at LR and the little red line bounding your plot on the title plan does not coincide with the line of the garage, then there can be no doubt that you do indeed own some land beyond the outer wall of the garage. However the LR plans are called 'general boundaries' and the LR are very clear to state that they are not exact boundaries and one cannot scale from the title plan. You will never 'lose' the land (whatever width the strip is) because with registered land, any attempt by the neighbour to make a change to the title plan will result in the LR writing to you to ask if you agree with the new boundary.
However, more than that, you would be well-advised to avoid falling out with the neighbour over this - such issues that have ended up in courts have cost the parties tens of thoudsands of the pounds. Often all for a tiny strip of land.
So the width of this strip is so narrow that you can't actually walk down it to the bottom, and hence use it for anything?
If so, what's the point of 'owning' this land - you can't do anything with it.
If your land is registered at LR and the little red line bounding your plot on the title plan does not coincide with the line of the garage, then there can be no doubt that you do indeed own some land beyond the outer wall of the garage. However the LR plans are called 'general boundaries' and the LR are very clear to state that they are not exact boundaries and one cannot scale from the title plan. You will never 'lose' the land (whatever width the strip is) because with registered land, any attempt by the neighbour to make a change to the title plan will result in the LR writing to you to ask if you agree with the new boundary.
However, more than that, you would be well-advised to avoid falling out with the neighbour over this - such issues that have ended up in courts have cost the parties tens of thoudsands of the pounds. Often all for a tiny strip of land.
So the width of this strip is so narrow that you can't actually walk down it to the bottom, and hence use it for anything?
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