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Boundary confusion

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TinaMummy · 11/12/2023 13:03

Hi all, hope someone can help. We have always been of the understanding that we are responsible for the boundary walls on the left of our home. The deeds show the rear left boundary with a 'T' although the front left doesn't have any markings on it we assume that logic carries through. The property information sheet says the opposite which is odd as the neighbour on the right side of us has been very clear that they own those boundaries and we have no issues with that. The neighbour on the left is wanting to knock down the front left wall which adjoins to the wall running along the front of her home and claims she is entitled to do so as it is her wall. I am very confused!

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Swirlymist · 11/12/2023 13:06

I would buy a copy of her deeds to check what her deeds say, it costs about £3.50 online.

LIZS · 11/12/2023 13:07

Have you confused right and left, or have I? Your T at rear is on right side. We are responsible for all rear boundaries but neither at front.

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TinaMummy · 11/12/2023 13:11

Swirlymist · 11/12/2023 13:06

I would buy a copy of her deeds to check what her deeds say, it costs about £3.50 online.

Thanks, didn't know I could do that.

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TinaMummy · 11/12/2023 13:12

LIZS · 11/12/2023 13:07

Have you confused right and left, or have I? Your T at rear is on right side. We are responsible for all rear boundaries but neither at front.

Sorry, the T is on the left as if you were inside the property looking out towards the front.

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TinaMummy · 11/12/2023 13:38

The deeds don't show anything so not sure where to go from here!

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GasPanic · 11/12/2023 13:40

It's a difficult one.

I think my plan is similar. There is a T marked on the rear, but none on the front. Whether this means the rear T carries forward to the front or not I don't know. The front is pretty small anyway.

Was the wall built with the houses or not ? If it was built later then it might have been built inside the boundary, which usually projects forwards from the middle of the party wall. So for example if the wall is yours it should probably be on your side of the boundary. If it is shared then I guess it would be slap bang in the middle. Sometimes it is hard to see exactly where the party wall split is.

I suppose the question is why they want to demolish it...is it because the wall is in a poor state and they don't want to pay to repair it, or is it because they want to turn their area into a parking lot ?

Swirlymist · 11/12/2023 13:54

@TinaMummy Have you got legal protection on your house insurance to ask their advice? I would assume no markings on either set of deeds means it is a shared wall, it is so difficult when deeds don’t stipulate either way.

SuddenlyOld · 14/12/2023 08:31

We have a front wall between us and ndn which needs repair. It's not on the deeds and we only just moved in so I will ask ndn whose wall it is. Once established I will get it added to deeds.

If it's not on the deeds you can ask ndn and make an agreement then ask land registry to amend both sets of deeds.

I'm guessing she wants to use the front for parking?

Grumpynan · 14/12/2023 08:39

We’ve just had the same question and I checked with my solicitor, the fence with the T on the inside is yours, so along bottom and the left side of back, it follows to the front making the left front yours as well .

if it was hers the T would be marked on her side, if a T is on both sides ( which what our situation was ) it’s a joint boundary.

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