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Where can I get a detailed plan showing the location of the boundaries for my property? I have downloaded a plan from the Land Registry but all it shows is the 1/250 scale map with a red line around the property. The woman next door has a far larger scale drawing - would that have been included with the mortgage docs?
Thanks
would that have been included with the mortgage docs?
Should be, although the one with ours is hand drawn and far from an accurate reflection of what is on the ground.
1/250 is pretty good. Do you mean 1:1250? Some councils have maps on-line, Bristol do for example.
you can get from land registry on line - you have to register and spend a few (not a lot) of £'s
[url] http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/fees/portalfees/ [/url]
still not accurate to more than a couple of metres though - as in if you've a dispute and the map isn't clear then you need advice#
edit and read this [url] http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library/documents/public_guide_019.pdf [/url]
Some councils have maps on-line, Bristol do for example
Most councils will be displaying ordnance survey mapping which will have the following disclaimer or similar "The representation of features as lines is no evidence of a property boundary."
nickjb - yes, sorry 1/1250 which is next to useless.
I downloaded tis from the Land Registry website but I wanted something larger scale.
Unless your house was built in the last 15 years then its very unlikely that there'll be any better information available.
We don't normally do the drawings to any greater scale than 1:500.
On-line os mapping goes to 1:375 IIRC (but not legally binding as ebygomm states). I doubt you'll get any better than that unless the original builder has anything. If it is over a few inches of boundary then it probably isn't worth persuing as courts tend to take a dim view. AIUI if you can prove the land is yours then they'll rule in your favour but make you pay both parties costs. If it is a bigger area then the 1:1250 should be enough.
Property boundaries. Loads of fun and no you probably won't find anywhere better detail than a smudgy red line on a teeny map.
Solicitors love it.