| Adverse possession 16:39 - Jan 20 with 834 views | LeoMuff |
Not sure if anyone could advise ? I own some land in green belt, empty at present miles away from whet I reside that I inherited. Got letter in post from land registry saying some one is applying to register adjacent plot in adverse possession.
Looking at plans is next to my bit of land.
No idea whether this is something to ignore, get advice on or where to go, anyone else had this experience? Land is worthless I would say but in a valuable area of the country if anyone should build on it.
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| Adverse possession on 16:46 - Jan 20 with 770 views | ipswichtillidie |
If you own the land I would and someone is trying to claim it as adverse possession it’s clearly not worthless to them. Normally for the land registry to grant an adverse possession title the claimant would have to have evidence of using the land for around 10 years. If you do nothing you risk losing said land to the claimant. I would contact the Land registry for more details to start with. |  |
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| Adverse possession on 16:48 - Jan 20 with 753 views | Weekender |
If you ignore it the application may proceed by default.
You can dispute it, lodge an objection with HM Land Registry using the instructions/forms in the letter.
You may need to instruct a solicitor and spend money to assert your rights over the land so depends how much you want it I guess. |  |
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| Adverse possession on 16:54 - Jan 20 with 696 views | lowhouseblue |
if you don't own the land to which the application applies - and have no reason to think that you might have any claim over it - i'm not sure there's much you can do? it's for the current owner to dispute the claim. if you had knowledge of what's been happening on the land for the last 12 years you might be of help to one side or the other? |  |
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| Adverse possession on 17:01 - Jan 20 with 667 views | LeoMuff |
| Adverse possession on 16:54 - Jan 20 by lowhouseblue |
if you don't own the land to which the application applies - and have no reason to think that you might have any claim over it - i'm not sure there's much you can do? it's for the current owner to dispute the claim. if you had knowledge of what's been happening on the land for the last 12 years you might be of help to one side or the other? |
Thankyou to all.
Looking at the plans it doesn’t seem to affect my piece of land, but borders it. I agree that as is doesn’t effect me it appears there is nothing I can/would want to do.
It a bit disconcerting to get the letter, especially as I haven’t seen this land in 12 years since my father passed as its 10 hour round trip by car. | |
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| Adverse possession on 17:15 - Jan 20 with 597 views | lowhouseblue |
| Adverse possession on 17:01 - Jan 20 by LeoMuff |
Thankyou to all.
Looking at the plans it doesn’t seem to affect my piece of land, but borders it. I agree that as is doesn’t effect me it appears there is nothing I can/would want to do.
It a bit disconcerting to get the letter, especially as I haven’t seen this land in 12 years since my father passed as its 10 hour round trip by car. |
in terms of your final para it might be good to inspect and make sure that no one else is accessing it / using it in anyway. you don't want to end up with a claim against your own land. unless of course you have someone local to it who can confirm that all is ok and no one is making use of it. | |
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| Adverse possession on 17:17 - Jan 20 with 599 views | EdwardStone |
| Adverse possession on 17:01 - Jan 20 by LeoMuff |
Thankyou to all.
Looking at the plans it doesn’t seem to affect my piece of land, but borders it. I agree that as is doesn’t effect me it appears there is nothing I can/would want to do.
It a bit disconcerting to get the letter, especially as I haven’t seen this land in 12 years since my father passed as its 10 hour round trip by car. |
I would bet my last dollar that the person seeking adverse possession on the neighbouring patch is also eyeing up your bit of land
It could well be that they are already making use of it and have put their own fences on it in order to stake their claim
If you really don't want your piece of land then maybe contact the adverse possession matey; they might consider buying it from you
Otherwise you need to visit it soonish and remove all items that they have put there, secure boundaries and put a big old chain and padlock on the gate with a notice to the effect that this is private land and trespassers will be prosecuted |  | | |
| Adverse possession on 17:22 - Jan 20 with 559 views | BloomBlue |
Probably going to put a couple of 'temporary' caravans on the land beside yours, followed by a few additions in a couple of years |  | | |
| Adverse possession on 17:38 - Jan 20 with 501 views | eireblue |
Chagos or Greenland? |  | | |
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| Adverse possession on 18:01 - Jan 20 with 409 views | redrickstuhaart |
If its adjacent and not yours, its not really an issue. Unless of course it is going to be owned by someone problematic.
But worth checking yours is clearly marked / fenced etc and no one is treating it as if they had a right to use it. Because that is the basis for adverse possession claims. If they are doing it next door, you need to pay some attention and ensure they cannot do the same to your bit. Which they may well be able to if you have not given it any attention for ten years. [Post edited 20 Jan 18:02]
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| Adverse possession on 08:37 - Jan 21 with 262 views | DJR |
| Adverse possession on 18:01 - Jan 20 by redrickstuhaart |
If its adjacent and not yours, its not really an issue. Unless of course it is going to be owned by someone problematic.
But worth checking yours is clearly marked / fenced etc and no one is treating it as if they had a right to use it. Because that is the basis for adverse possession claims. If they are doing it next door, you need to pay some attention and ensure they cannot do the same to your bit. Which they may well be able to if you have not given it any attention for ten years. [Post edited 20 Jan 18:02]
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That's absolutely true, even though the rules for claiming adverse possession of registered land are slightly tougher than for claiming adverse possession of unregistered land: I assume your land is registered.
https://www.stephensons.co.uk/
As it is, someone I know mentioned something similar happening next to land they owned which is in the Green Belt.
With the relaxation of planning rules, it does make me think that there may be incentives to acquire land such land on the basis that it might now be possible to develop, so if you ensure the security of your land, maybe you will end up fortunate enough to be in possession of a "ransom strip" for which large amounts of money can be paid by developers. [Post edited 21 Jan 9:35]
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| Adverse possession on 09:04 - Jan 21 with 213 views | Zx1988 |
| Adverse possession on 17:15 - Jan 20 by lowhouseblue |
in terms of your final para it might be good to inspect and make sure that no one else is accessing it / using it in anyway. you don't want to end up with a claim against your own land. unless of course you have someone local to it who can confirm that all is ok and no one is making use of it. |
Agree with this entirely.
It may be a faff, but pay a visit to the land and make sure that the boundaries are still where you would expect them to be, and in good condition.
As others have said - if they're looking to gain the neighbouring parcel of land via Adverse Possession, there's a very strong chance that they'll be minded to do the same with your land (even if you have a much more defensible position, with the land sounding as if it is registered). | |
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