Boundary Issue

jonboy1971

jonboy1971

jonboy1971

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Hi,

My neighbour has stated that the boundary between our two back gardens is in a incorrect place. My neighbour has lived there for 3 years without any issue and has only brought this up since we put our house on the market. They have now told us that it will be very difficult for us to sell our house now because of this which I find very suspicious!
My main point is that my neighbours's father has told me that he is a conveyancer and that he knows that the boundary is in the wrong place. We are working with solicitors to get this resolved. We have since found out out that he is not actually a conveyancer and that he just works in a solicitors office but not as a solicitor either.
Isn't it against the law to state you're a conveyancer and act on it? We haven't anything in black or white as this was only said to us verbally.

Do I have grounds to report him to his employer and the CLC?

Many Thanks For Any Replies,

John
 
Have you checked your deeds to see where the boundary should be and does that match up with what's currently erected?
 
Hi,

This has been ongoing for some months now but ultimately we will have to appoint a boundary surveyor and split the costs. The properties are over 250 years old and we have a proof that the boundaries have changed many times over the years so unfortunately its not just as simple as looking at the title plan and locating the boundary.
My main issue is the fact that my neighbours father, who initially instigated the claim, has stated that he is a conveyancer when he isn't one so can i report him? As I said previously this was only stated verbally and not written down.

Thanks
 
I would, personally, just ignore him.

If they want to take legal action, then let them. They will have to provide proof that it's wrong, then you will have time to review it and go from there.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum.

Its what you can prove but I would bide your time if you wish to pursue things as he may slip up further down the line.


Unfortunately people can stir up a hole lot of problems, that's why patience and then vengeance is needed . :D
 
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Unless he explicitly claimed to be a "Licenced Conveyancer" then I don't think there's any comeback there.
 
Fireskull said:
How long have you lived there? Surely any boundary issues would have come up and been sorted when they purchased 3 years ago.
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Yeah I'd be asking them, politely, where they've got the impression from that the boundaries are incorrect.

It'll be shown on the deeds when purchased so I'd like a look at them.

If they can't show them then well i'd wish them good luck but I'd be sticking to the what my deeds say.
 
jonboy1971 said:
My neighbour has lived there for 3 years without any issue and has only brought this up since we put our house on the market. They have now told us that it will be very difficult for us to sell our house now because of this which I find very suspicious!
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Sounds like the neighbour has looked for an opportunity to move their fence line during an ownership change in the hop the new owners will just accept the "new" boundary without question.... a "chancer" is the term for them
 
I'd ignore them or request proof of the boundary claim. I wouldn't pay for boundary surveyors unless your neighbours can show why and how they claim the boundary is incorrect. What kind of boundary is it? Just a fence (if so what kind of fence?) or is it a wall, tree line, river, mountain range?

As for someone verbally falsely claiming they are a conveyancer, what would you gain by reporting him, other than some satisfaction for you and possibly annoying him? Really doesn't sound worth it.
 
Sounds like the neighbours are chancing it. Let your solicitor deal with it. If you’re moving I would say very plainly to your neighbours that you won’t be entering into any further discussions with them directly and all their enquiries, issues and correspondence should go via the solicitor.
 
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Boundary issue here too which has kind off stalled our sale for the time being. Previous owners moved the rear boundary back around 2m, in the 1980s. They essentially just included the extra piece of land within the garden i.e. Fenced behind it. We have a signed statutory declaration saying they've been using this as their land from the 1980s until 2020, unobstructed, uninterrupted etc. We've been using it from 2020 to present. It even shows this existing boundary line on the council website for all the houses that took their gardens back, however it just doesn't show on land registery so our buyers solicitor is suggesting to him it could cost 'thousands' later on to claim adverse possession. Just an attempt to get us to drop a few k in the selling price I think.
 
jonboy1971 said:
Hi,

My neighbour has stated that the boundary between our two back gardens is in a incorrect place. My neighbour has lived there for 3 years without any issue and has only brought this up since we put our house on the market. They have now told us that it will be very difficult for us to sell our house now because of this which I find very suspicious!
My main point is that my neighbours's father has told me that he is a conveyancer and that he knows that the boundary is in the wrong place. We are working with solicitors to get this resolved. We have since found out out that he is not actually a conveyancer and that he just works in a solicitors office but not as a solicitor either.
Isn't it against the law to state you're a conveyancer and act on it? We haven't anything in black or white as this was only said to us verbally.

Do I have grounds to report him to his employer and the CLC?

Many Thanks For Any Replies,

John
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Sounds like they are chancing there arm and dont have the funds to go down a legal route of proving they own extra land. How much of a difference is there in the disputed bouandry line?

These boundary disputes can go into 10's of thousands of pounds. There is even a risk older deeds could be found and the neighbour loses land.

www.barristerconnect.com

How much does it cost to resolve a boundary dispute?

Who pays for a boundary dispute, and how much does it cost to resolve? This short guide explains.
www.barristerconnect.com

You wanting to sell if we are talking a couple of feet then, lets say all these surveys and legal fees for talk sake will be £10k and potential to knock the price of your home down. It might be worth considering to just "sell" the dispute part of land for 1/2 the estimated costs and the neighbour covers legal fees for drawing up new boundary lines.
 
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