Boundary issues on semi detached house

Galway2026

Hi

I am posting this on behalf of my mum as we have searched the Internet but can't find the solution.
Essentially is the legal boundary of a semi detached house determined by the boundary wall in the garden or by the midway point between the 2 houses with regards to painting the exterior of the house?

We would really appreciate any help
Thanks in advance

Steve

Normally it would be where the middle of the internal wall is.

Legally, it's wherever the map that is either in registry of deeds or land registry (depending on the nature of your title) says it is.

Galway2026

Steve wrote: »

Normally it would be where the middle of the internal wall is.

Legally, it's wherever the map that is either in registry of deeds or land registry (depending on the nature of your title) says it is.

Thank you. A really stupid question but do we get maps from registry of deeds from bank? The difficulty is our painter followed the midway line but it has resulted in the paint ending up on their side of the fence. Maybe we should have just pained from fence up?

Steve

Ah, in that case maps won't help (won't be accurate enough), middle of the dividing wall is what you own.

nuac

Fadó fadó a Land Registry map showed boundaries drawn as a thin red line.

Now these maps come by return or immediately over the 'net thru' a photographic process. Difficult to ascertain boundary from them.

In either case there is a note that they are not conclusive as to boundaries, but the earlier maps were better

GerardKeating

Steve wrote: »

Ah, in that case maps won't help (won't be accurate enough), middle of the dividing wall is what you own.

Depends, if the dividing wall "gave" part of the plot to the neighbour and they have had this for more than 12 years, "Adverse possession" might apply

Steve

GerardKeating wrote: »

Depends, if the dividing wall "gave" part of the plot to the neighbour and they have had this for more than 12 years, "Adverse possession" might apply

Only in the case of a garden afaik, not in the case of a neighbour claiming a foot of your bedroom

That's why I said internal wall.

Galway2026

Steve wrote: »

Only in the case of a garden afaik, not in the case of a neighbour claiming a foot of your bedroom

That's why I said internal wall.

So does that then mean that technically we own part of the wall that is actually in their garden as that is where the midpoint lies?

Steve

No, to clarify, you own halfway through the internal wall between your houses. The garden boundary depends on the land registry (etc) map.

Just interested, how much of your neighbors hours are they claiming you painted?

Galway2026

Steve wrote: »

No, to clarify, you own halfway through the internal wall between your houses. The garden boundary depends on the land registry (etc) map.

Just interested, how much of your neighbors hours are they claiming you painted?

It's only a few cm but it has crossed the garden boundary wall as if you divide the houses in 2 the garden dividing wall obviously isn't exactly in the middle. So I think the fairer divide should be on the garden fence and then follow it up the exterior wall? Thank you for all your replies

Esel

Who built the garden wall - the original builder or the neighbour? If the neighbour built it, they may well have built it on their own side of the boundary.