Who owns these boundary lines in these deeds?

[Legoandloldolls]

We own number 22 here and the drive marked by the frayed in area. If you looking at our house at the front, then the property to the left is facing the other way, in that it fronts out onto a road behind ours. So normal rules of you own the fence on one side isnt that simple

The T on the fence between means it's yours.

Is it just that fence? Someone said it was the red line which every fence on the boundary but one side of the drive is a public foot path so number 20 owns that as its bounded by the path

The cottage in front of my house was the original property and all the houses was built on land they sold off. It's now up for development after probate and every fence has collapsed. I want to replace my drive but the cottage in probate has tonnes of rubble and rubbish up against their fences hence why the collapsed. I think the previous owner was a hoarder who let the house rot around him. Not sure I want to pay for a fence I dont own when it's that long

The red line demarks the boundary of the property, the 'T' denotes you own that fenceline. If it is unmarked then there could be a local custom in place (e.g. each house in the road maintains the fence to the left) or it is unknown.

@Legoandloldolls

Is it just that fence? Someone said it was the red line which every fence on the boundary but one side of the drive is a public foot path so number 20 owns that as its bounded by the path

I would interpret it as just that fence, if it were the rest they would have T marks on them too.

Thanks. I need to have a good look at what side the posts are on. But I think the are mostly concrete slot in the middle ones.

If you've got the full title deed it might also say something like the north and east fences are yours.

Order a copy of the neighbour's title deeds (perfectly legal) and see what T they have on their plans. You can also order a copy of no 20 too. I have done this previously with my own plan and the neighbours to either side of me.

But I would guess you are responsible for all of it and no 21 is just going to be responsible for the fence to the left as you look at the drawing and their back fence.

Ignore all the you own the left or where are the posts because this is mostly bollocks these days. if I was paying for a fence there is no way I would give the neighbour the "good side".

Do your deeds not state that you own the drive and that 21 has a right of access over it?

Yes 21 has right of access over the drive. There are two garages off the top behind number 20 but they have no right of access as I presume they access over the footpath? But the cottage has a legal doc written up every 10 years requesting continued access

normal interpretation would be 22 owns the fence between 21 and 22. The rest of the red line just denotes the boundary not the ownership of the fence.

You don't actually have to have a fence just because you have the T-marks on your plan. That generally just denotes a responsibility to maintain the boundary - the boundary itself can be a bit of wire between two posts.

If there's any dispute, she/he who wants a fence pays for the fence.