Buying land off the council
11 June 2006, 06:56 PM
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Buying land off the council
Our house is situated next to a strip of grass about 50 yards across to the next house with a public footpath through the middle.
A house a couple of streets away, in a similar position to ours, has moved their boundry fence out about 8-10 feet. They have, I assume, bought this land off of the local council?
Have been looking recently into buying a caravan, and a strip of land next to our house would come in very handy
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Anyone done anything similar on here? is it as straight forward as giving the council a ring and putting in an offer?
Paul
A house a couple of streets away, in a similar position to ours, has moved their boundry fence out about 8-10 feet. They have, I assume, bought this land off of the local council?
Have been looking recently into buying a caravan, and a strip of land next to our house would come in very handy
.Anyone done anything similar on here? is it as straight forward as giving the council a ring and putting in an offer?
Paul
11 June 2006, 06:58 PM
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They are more likely to have stolen the land. If your boundary goes unchallenged for a certain number of years (7?) then you get to keep it.....
11 June 2006, 07:04 PM
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I think it's 12 years actually GC8
Paul couldn't really take that option though, that would bring him down to the same level as us 'thieving scousers'.
Paul couldn't really take that option though, that would bring him down to the same level as us 'thieving scousers'.
11 June 2006, 07:13 PM
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Paul couldn't really take that option though, that would bring him down to the same level as us 'thieving scousers'.
.Yeah but the land they have taken runs the whole length of their garden, stuck a big new fence up too
. The council regularily mow the green, just thought if I bought some of it, it would save them a job and my taxes would come down
11 June 2006, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
Id wondered; but I think that 12 years is for rights of way.....anyway: if you get away with it for long enough then its yours!
Maybe if I move the fence out say, a couple of inches a week, no-one would notice 
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11 June 2006, 07:20 PM
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The Boundary change, if you make one, should be lodged with your Solicitor - then, in 12 years time, if not disputed - it will be YOURS!!!!
I would shop the other party for stealing land ......... unless you are about to do the same
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I would shop the other party for stealing land ......... unless you are about to do the same
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11 June 2006, 07:20 PM
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The Boundary change, if you make one, should be lodged with your Solicitor - then, in 12 years time, if not disputed - it will be YOURS!!!!
I would shop the other party for stealing land ......... unless you are about to do the same
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I would shop the other party for stealing land ......... unless you are about to do the same
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11 June 2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by pauld37
.Yeah but the land they have taken runs the whole length of their garden, stuck a big new fence up too
. The council regularily mow the green, just thought if I bought some of it, it would save them a job and my taxes would come down
11 June 2006, 07:52 PM
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Not thinking of shopping the other people Pete, certainly not if I want to do the same . The trouble being, I thought, that with the council tending it it would be rather noticable
. The trouble being, I thought, that with the council tending it it would be rather noticable
Yeah I know
11 June 2006, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by pauld37
Have been looking recently into buying a caravan, and a strip of land next to our house would come in very handy
.Paul
11 June 2006, 08:14 PM
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I think the council have special rules for the setting up of pikey encampments.
GET OFF MY LAND, OR OI'LL SET ME DAWG ON YER
12 June 2006, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
The Boundary change, if you make one, should be lodged with your Solicitor - then, in 12 years time, if not disputed - it will be YOURS!!!!...
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I would ring the council, I work in property & land and have acted for several people over the years who have bought property off the council for extra garden.
Unless they have a future use in mind you might be surprised at how easy they will let you have it.
It can take time though as it will have to be voted through the council at all different levels.
Good luck
Chop
Unless they have a future use in mind you might be surprised at how easy they will let you have it.
It can take time though as it will have to be voted through the council at all different levels.
Good luck
Chop
12 June 2006, 07:54 PM
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my sister has just bought a bit of unused land about the size of a house+garden. It was just grass/ weeds but next to her house so she wanted it to build a garage/ drive on.
She paid £2k but the condition is she can't build on it? not sure if that includes a garage or means a house?
She paid £2k but the condition is she can't build on it? not sure if that includes a garage or means a house?
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