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But how do i find out how long the land that comes with my house is?
genuine reason for my enquiry.
thanks.x :-D

Should be mapped out on your deeds methinks.


Bob

On your deeds

Do you mean the length of your garden Suzanne or including the gouse and frontage?

suzanne may not have her deeds if she has a mortgage.

If you have a mortgage contact your lender who should have the information you require.

thats what i thought,but looked through the deeds sevaral times(we have them at home) but cant find anything,we have maps of the land(no house)going back to 1856.but no measurements.x :-D

ive paid my mortage off and now have my deeds at home in the safe.x :-)

I know this is another strange question but are you unable to measure it. If there is a fence, fence panels will be a certain length, count them then multiply by the measurement. Or is it more complicated?

Land registry may be able to help you.

Sometimes in old Deeds the measurements are contained within the wording of the Deed itself. eg. from eastern boundary to southern boundary 300 feet 10 inches.

You can try the land registry for a specific search, I know 2 of our rural properties were detailed on old maps. Actual measurements for older properties may be quite difficult to determine.

Good luck

Sue x

let me tell you what has happened,my self and hubby bought our house in 1986. when we arrived our garden(it was very long) went as far as the farmers fence.(we live in a lane of 5 houses all backing onto farming land)
in about 92 we started to have problems with the farmers cows climbing over onto our land from the surrounding fields,sevaral times my toddlers were playing in the garden happily,and i would go out to check on them and would find to my horror,two or three cows sharing the garden with them,calls to the farmer were always met with abuse from his wife,who told me that it was my fauld the cows were coming into my garden,because i was growing flowers along the fence(within my land) and the cows were coming into my garden to eat them.never any apologies for the danger to my children of the damage to my property,in a fit of temper one wkend my hubby a brickie,put up a six ft wall,three ft away from the fence.to protect our children and property.that was over 20yrs ago.
the farmer and his wife have died now and their daughter has taken over,all the propertys in our lane have had letters to say we are stealing her land and she wants it back,but we know that the land she is taking about is actually our land. the farmers fence being the boundry which is still there 35yrs later,but she thinks that our wall is the boundry,surely the farmers fence was the boundry? :-D

check with the land registry, they should have a record of boundaries. The wall is going to be unfortunate as it will look as though you have accepted that as your boundary. Do the other house owners not have proof either? If not you could all approach the land registry together. did you buy the house new? I wonder if the builder would have any plans. Or your council?

house was 20yrs old when we bought it Ann.
builder dead now,will get intouch with land registry,
would that be the council offices? :-)

Well, I was going to suggest a tape measure :-D but I see that won't do.

A quick google brought up this...

http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/

Suzanne - City Council Planning Dept should have details of the planning application and site - possibly giving measurements but they will probably moan that they are in archives - stick to your guns - get your local City Councillor to assist you.

You can erect a wall halfway up your garden - does not mean that is your boundary - if the posts and wire are still in situ that should be sufficient - take photos of them in case dau decides to pull them out!!!

thank you chris,your comments are ery interesting,the boundry fence has been in situ for 35yrs, long before i bought my house,but my mum and dad remember it being erected,they have lived in this lane for 38yrs,
if a farmer was erecting a fence,surely he would make sure that he was getting all of his land,so to me,my original fence was the boundry fence? :-)

Suzanne - served as a Councillor for a number of years and my part was Planning Applications!! I had a similar situation when City Council printed an incorrect map - I wrote point out their error re my boundary - cut a long story short I ended up having a battle with the County Council claiming part of our land. I eventually found the Deed in question - in their archives - which confirmed our Deeds (which they refused to accept) and they had to back down, pay my expenses etc. PM me if I can help.

You will also find in your local Records Office old Maps dating from the Enclosure Act which could be helpful.

chris,
your advice had been very helpfull,thank you.
my problem is,i know she is wrong,but solicitors are going to be expensive,and ive got my daughters wedding to pay for in aug,couldnt have come at a worse time. :-D :-D

If not shown on any maps - do you have any documentation showing your land valuation? Look through the correspondence relating to it - you could find the measurements there

If you need it for legal reasons you might need to get a surveyor's report - and if so, tell them why so that they can include the necessary information in the report.

Suzanne, I only used a solicitor to get my deeds from bldg soci. - by the time they arrived with him I had solved the problem.

Researching City Council Planning Application archives/ Records Office archives and a friendly City Councillor will not cost you anything. You have your Deeds at home.

The more paperwork you dig up the better. If you go to Records Office - tip is take a roll of greaseproof paper to copy the map!