Land theft

[NannyAnnieKnitsKnickers]

Not as dramatic as it sounds. Is there anyone out there among you lovely people who can advise?

My daughter bought a new build property and moved in last March. It is a row of three houses. Two three bed houses on the ends and a two bed house in the middle. The house was chosen because there is a drive alongside the house which can accommodate up to three cars and a nice lawn across the frontage of the house. From the drive up to the adjoining property is a lawn the width of her property. After the lawn is a path for the middle house then a tarmac parking place for that property. The property at the other end of the row has two tarmac parking spaces. Only my daughter's house has lawn outside.
Since the person who moved next door (middle house) has moved in she has had vehicles parked in two of the spaces (one doesn't belong to her property). Now the end house has sold the neighbour told my daughter that she has spoken to the site manager and they are going to take a portion of her lawn to accommodate another parking space for the middle property. My daughter said that she would object to that. My daughter saw the site manager who assured her that the fourth parking space would be put in at the side of the other property (not my daughter's side).
I arrived at my daughter's house today after picking up my granddaughter from nursery to find builders taking a metre of her lawn away. My daughter had no idea it was happening. The site manager I spoke to said he had knocked on the door yesterday about it but she wasn't in (she works full time). I said stop this work now - it's not been authorised. They ignored me (a mere female) that they weren't stopping until my husband and then her partner turned up. They then agreed to stop. I told them to put the property back to its original state. They said that they wouldn't because the original site plans were wrong and there should be four tarmac parking spaces. We then went to the site office and on the wall was the plans showing only three car spaces.
Does any know what we can do to stop them taking the lawn? They are not rented properties they are mortgaged. This seems to have been an issue since the 'person' in the middle house moved in. They have altered the plans to suit her at my daughter's cost. It will devalue her property. With the additional parking space the occupants of the car will be getting out of the vehicle in the middle of my daughter's lawn.
How is this right? What can she do to stop this action?

she is the legal owner.
Even if leasehold, she has signed the lease to use that land.

Builders are literally stealing.
They cannot change anything.

As PP said, she needs to look at the copy of the deeds that she has, via her solicitor. It will be clearly marked as to what is hers and what isn't.

missed your last post.

What does it say about the land at the front? Is it included in hers or belongs to the estate?

What a stressful scenario! I'm so sorry this is happening to your daughter. As you've seen the site plans the land registry information will confirm them but are more 'legal' than site plans. Visually it looks like they're taking your daughter's land so yes keep pursuing this through the solicitor she bought through who will have a copy of the deeds.

Without seeing the wording of the title register we can't say what the rights are over that land the builders are trying to put another parking space on.

Would be interested to know how this works out.

Any news?

Wow so if the house needed repairs to that part she would need permission from the neighbours?

What happened @NannyAnnieKnitsKnickers ? I hope it's resolved

This is bonkers. If you daughter has bought the house the neighbour can’t just take a chunk of her front garden for a parking space. What a stupid person would ever think this is okay?

You pr daughter should put have said I would object, your daughter should have said absolutely not, that land belongs to me and you Jp have no right to take it,

Hopefully your solicitor will come back with a very robust response.

Take lots of photos and don’t agree anything with neighbours or builders.

I think builders forget that once people have bought houses, they can no longer do what they please. I had to change the locks on a new build because they let themselves in. I also threatened to call the police.

I can see lots of people advising the OP to get the Land Registry plans, but I don't see a response.

Nothing else will resolve the question of ownership.

It seemed a very strange problem. The builder sold a house, then changed the plot.

Incredibly clueless builders, and surely anyone who has just bought a house would be very aware of the plot they had purchased and their rights.

Hopefully (it if was true) the solicitor Sorted it out.