If you want to check if we have any boundary information, you can get a copy of the title register, title plan, and any ‘filed’ deeds we have for your own property and your neighbour’s property.
Do title deeds show boundaries?
Boundary responsibility is always mentioned in the Deeds and if it is not then they are party boundaries. Often boundaries are not marked out in terms of precise measurements. The Land Registry Title Plans are always to scale. However, you cannot rely upon this as an accurate measurement to determine the boundaries.
What document shows property boundaries?
The conveyance deed and plan , or at least the earliest conveyance deed and plan, that describes the parcel of land whose boundary you are investigating is accepted as the official source of the paper title boundary.
Do I own the left or right boundary?
A: It is a common misconception that a property owner automatically owns the boundary on the left (as you look at the property from the road). There is in fact no general law or rule about which boundary you own.
How do I know which is my boundary fence?
The legal document may explicitly state which homeowner is responsible for a said boundary fence – the left one or the right one. If there’s no such written arrangement, you can refer to the Land Registry plan and look for the symbol ‘T’.
How do I find my boundary fence?
Title plans are one of the best ways to see which fence belongs to your property. Title plans may feature a ‘T’ mark showing many of your property’s boundaries, and who is responsible for maintaining them. A T mark on one side of the boundary indicates that the person on that side is responsible for the fence.
How do I know if I own a boundary fence?
How do I find out which fence is mine UK?
To find information about a property in England or Wales, even if you do not own it, search by address to find the owner, how far its general boundaries extend at You will need to order an official copy of the register.
What is Land Registry UK map search?
Land Registry UK. The Map Search facility provides customers with the ability to view boundaries overlaid on Google Maps, order copies of Title Registers and Title Plans for properties and land without a postal address and where the Title Number is not known.
How accurate is the Land Registry at defining property boundaries?
The Title Plan for your property is overlaid on the OS map, and red edging is inserted along the inside of the OS property borders, as in the sample below. It can be seen from the preceding paragraphs that the Land Registry do not actually define the property boundaries with any degree of accuracy.
Where are the land registry boundaries on an OS map?
So by default there are no Land Registry Boundaries, as the Land Registry do not decide where they are. They merely copy the plan provided to them and examine it on the OS map to ensure it is correct, and then they identify it on the plan with red edging, a border inserted within the OS property border.
Why does the land registry overlay the red edging on titles?
The Land Registry overlay the red edging on the Title Plan they create for each property. This allows a reasonably accurate illustration of the boundary positions. When your property is first registered with the Land Registry the Land Registry use the documents provided by your solicitors to prepare a Title Register and Title Plan.
