I have a terraced house which has a small area of land at the back. However it’s not privately accessed (between the row of houses and their plots of land there is an alleyway). As my plot of land and my neighbours’ have totally overgrown there are no natural boundaries to indicate the exact limits of the boundary.

I would like to clear and fence it to use it as a garden as some other neighbours along the row have done.

The Land Registry (attached) shows which areas belong to me and it’s not a complicated boundary really but there are no exact measurements. I just want to make sure I have it all exact in case I have to rip the fence out and start again. Who would you contact to get this done? Or would this be something I could ask the solicitor who dealt with the sale about first?

by brusselsbrussels

3 comments

  1. Sorry can’t fully answer your question but when I was buying a house a while back I queried what I thought to be a disparity between land registry boundary and the actual boundary. Solicitor advised that land registry is not fully accurate and could be argued a meter or so either way. They don’t take it to the cm when marking up.

    Using the land registry docs and where your other neighbours have taken their boundary to, could you use that to come up with a close enough solution?

  2. Not sure if you have done a full land registry search, think it’s £40. Should give you the title docs and plan. This should include any easements right of ways etc. Boundaries can be tricky, I would recommend giving the title information to your solicitor or a surveyor. They should be able to accurately determine the boundary line. Fences over a certain height may require planning permission as well.

  3. You should consider getting a copy of the original document the Land Registry used to create the folio; it will often have measurements on the map that is almost certainly included within it. The solicitor who dealt with your purchase may well have a copy on file.

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