unused land

neadybop

hi all,

at the side of my house is a tiny bit of ground that is effectively waste ground, it can't be used for anything, its unkept and messy looking.
i want to move my garden fence to include to include it in my property.
i live in a small estate, and the green area to the side of the house is kept by myself and other residents, the piece i want to take over is away from the green and of no use.
can anyone tell me how i go about doing this so that it will be included in property portfolio should i ever want to sell house?
who do i need to talk too about it? engineer? solicitor?
thanks for any help

Penn

Hi neadybop,

You cannot simply claim this land as part of your own and include it in your property. Somebody owns that land, even if it's the local authority. Not to mention that even though it looks like it's unused, there may be services running underneath.

If you're interested in purchasing the land, you can ask a solicitor to check the Land Registry to see who owns the land, and ask them if you can buy it from them. You can't just build your fence around it and use it yourself.

Thread locked as it's getting into legalities.