Boundary query

Yorky

The boundaries around my house do not correspond with the plan I was given. This 1:500 scale plan is marked "for identifiaction purposes only" but should it differ greatly with what is actually on the ground?

I have asked my solicitor to confirm the boundaries with the other side's solicitor but he has referred me to the legal transfer plan which is 1:1250 scale and it's difficult to tell from that due to the scale.

The other issue is regarding the ownership of the boundary. My understanding was that one owned to the centreline of a hedge. My boundary was fenced by the developer about 60cm forward of the natural boundary and now the agricultural land on the other side of it has been sold for development. I am concerned that my developer may own the strip of land between my fence and the middle of the natural boundary and might allow the new owner of the other land to remove the natural boundary altogether.

Again, I have asked my solicitor to get clarification on this but he has suggested that I get a surveyor to confirm that the plan corresponds with the boundaries as they are.

I maintain that the developer's solicitor should be able to confirm the boundary lines being correct/incorrect and the status of the strip of land between the fence and the centreline of the hedge but my solicitor maintains that I would just be referred back to the transfer plan.

If I do have to have a survey done, I have the following questions:

Can the boundaries be accurately defined by a surveyor and by using which method (laser??)?
How much would it cost approximately?
If the boundaries were marked wrong, would the developer be liable for this cost?

Thanks in advance for any advice on this issue.

Maximilian

Last boundary dispute I got involved in, we had a surveyor do up a composite map which highlighted the difference between the Land Registry map and the boundaries on the ground.

Your various questions should be put to your solicitor. This forum is not supposed to be a free legal advice centre or am I on glue?

Victor

Scales of 1:500 and 1:1,250 are useless for determining which side of the hedge is the boundary. Is there nothing else?

Yorky

No, apparently only a 1:1250 transfer map. The 1:500 map is for "identification purposes only" and clearly shows a "kick" in the boundary but not whether the boundary extends to the natural boundary.

paul moore

Whats your location....Surveyor will do a "new survey" of your plot of land therefore he will get a new area,I think if you live on a country road the area you own is half of the road aswell !!
Oh and "WHY" was the fence put up 600mm to one side of the boundry ???

Overheal

Property law gives me a headache: Any chance of talking with the developer about negotiating a bit of Neighborliness?