How can I check whether a boundary fence is mine or shared?

[koda1968]

does anybody know how I can find out if the fence on my property is all mine ( as not sure) or shared I know if it's one T it's mine and two. TTs is shared as not quite sure where to look or search as can't find it in my house papers. thanks

Would love to know the answer to this too.
Are you my neighbour lol, we are currently in dispute over this.

where do you live ?

Me too. No idea. NDN did fix the fence once (so I thought it was his), but now it's just leaning dangerously and he's patching up the holes as he goes.

TR18
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Would it be on the land registry website?

You start by checking the title plan, which is likely to be held by the Land Registry. A T-shaped symbol on your side of the fence means you are responsible for maintaining it. Two joined Ts resembling an H crossing the fence indicated that it is a shared responsibility. If there are no marks, you will need to investigate further.

Or agree to share the cost. If it’s not clear from any plan, it’s worth a discussion.

ah no your not my neighbour

T marks on the plan mean nothing without words in the deed attached to the plan that says what the marks mean.

Unless it's newly built and you're the first owner or have full knowledge of what happened since then, the deeds for your house would only be a clue. The information from the previous owner can also be helpful.
After that the only real way is to discuss with your neighbour and come to an understanding.
(Or get a boundary survey done at great expense and then get it legally ratified through court action.)
If you and the neighbour agree then crack on accordingly, if not, good luck.
In our case we don't agree with the neighbour; they put the fence up at their cost because the previous owner didn't want one, but they say the fence is ours (presumably due to the original deeds), but when we replaced a broken fence panel they took it out again and replaced it with a different one. So we just do minor repairs on our side and leave them to it on theirs. But every situation is different.

Which area are you

west yorkshire.

I thought I had read somewhere that the neighbour with the “front”of the fence in their garden owned the fence?

It’s one of those things that sounds as though it ought to be simple, but often isn’t.

I wouldn’t rely on the T-marks alone. They can be useful, but they don’t automatically prove who owns a fence or who is responsible for maintaining it. You really need to read them alongside the wording in the transfer or conveyance.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that responsibility for a boundary and ownership of the actual fence aren’t necessarily the same thing. The fence that is there now may have been replaced or moved long after the original deeds were drawn up.

I’d start with your title register and title plan, then check whether the register refers to an older transfer or conveyance which you can obtain and read as well.

I’ve written a plain-English guide to boundary fences, including ownership, T-marks and responsibility for repairs, which may help:

https://thesilverbrief.blog/boundary-fence-rules-uk/

Hopefully yours turns out to be one of the straightforward ones.