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To rat out these CFs

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gerbalgreen · 29/08/2022 15:28

Two family members, who I used to think were very nice, gleefully told me two years ago that they have been moving back their fence every year and have been stealing land.

But it's ok because their neighbours are elderly and haven't noticed. 😱

They live in the country side and you cannot see the neighbours house from their garden. Their neighbours land covers all three sides of their house and is a wooded area. They have tripled the size of their garden.

They were smug when they mentioned that if they used the land for a certain number of years the rightful owners couldn't take it back due to some law.

After this conversation I can't see them in the same light and now every time I meet up with them I realise they just aren't good people. I also feel so guilty knowing this and not doing anything.

I also know that either at the end of this year or some point next year the time will have passed that the neighbours can't do anything.

I am considering sending them an anonymous letter. Should I? I could find them on google maps. A big part of me doesn't want to get involved then another just wants justice to prevail.

I also live abroad. So any letter sent from my country, should the neighbours show it to said family members, would obviously be from me. I don't want this family to know how I feel as it would cause chaos with the rest of the family. I would rather make it anonymous. How would I do this? Would this give me bad or good karma?

YANBU : Write the letter
YaBU : Don't get involved

OP posts:
Dannexe · 05/09/2022 16:22

I can’t believe that people actually believe unregistered land doesn’t belong to anyone. All land in the UK belongs to someone. Unregistered simply means it hasn’t been sold since the land registry has been up and running.

BlackeyedSusan · 05/09/2022 16:26

When and paper. Write to their solicitor care of their address. Also write a covering note to their children. Contact adult social services possibly. And the police.

Leftbutcameback · 05/09/2022 17:47

Dannexe · 05/09/2022 16:22

I can’t believe that people actually believe unregistered land doesn’t belong to anyone. All land in the UK belongs to someone. Unregistered simply means it hasn’t been sold since the land registry has been up and running.

It means that it hasn't been subject to a transaction to trigger compulsory registration, and that started quite a long time after the LR was formed (because it was controversial and felt to impinge on privacy) and no one has submitted a voluntary first registration.

HintofVintagePink · 05/09/2022 22:47

Any oral acknowledgement by the CFs that the land doesn’t belong to them will also reset their claim limitation period.

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