Boundary Problems

Determined Boundary

2010-02-12T03:01:00.000-08:00

Here at Jon Maynard Boundaries we can act as a determined boundary consultant offering impartial advice to help understand and resolve property boundary issues, including location and the extent of a public and private right of way.

As a determined boundary consultant we will offer our services to include investigation of the history relating to the property or land boundaries or the right of way by referring to old title deeds, ordnance survey maps, and photographs that have been taken using an aerial view or any documents that our client has in their possession.

As well as excelling in determined boundary issues we offer our expert services that are party appointed including preparing expert reports for use in court proceedings, we can meet with the experts of the people who you are acting against or are acting against you to try and come to agreement over the boundary issues and solve the problems quicker, offering oral expert advice and testimony in court on our clients behalf.

Other services offered include the accurate measuring and mapping of land. We can be presented with a selection of aerial photographs and easily interpret them and determine where land boundaries are. We can provide clients with detailed specifications for large scales that will be published such as your common ordnance survey maps. We also have the expertise to take map and text based documents and analyse and compare them with accurate large scale plans to ensure that they are correct.

We have a great reputation that has been built up by the quality of our expert reporting and the high level of our performance in the field and in court. We produce an extremely thorough expert report that is based on the total investigative process followed up with a logical deduction and a convincing expert opinion

Boundary Lawyers UK

2009-12-07T04:25:00.000-08:00

Jon Maynard Boundaries Ltd is a firm of chartered land surveyors offering services to boundary lawyers including the interpretation of aerial photographs, analysing map based records and land measurement. Boundary lawyers can also ask us for aid with the drawing of large scale plans with the greatest of accuracy we can also help with the specifications of ordnance survey maps.

We have a fantastic reputation which has been based on the expertise we put into our reports and how we have acted in court when giving information if so required for court cases regarding boundaries. We investigate thoroughly all the evidence that is provided to us and then we deduct, through a logical process, and provide our clients with an expert opinion.

Boundary lawyers often need the expert services that we offer when they are dealing with boundary disputes for a clients of their own. More often than not the disputes are between people on a residential level. The factors of a dispute include adverse possession, poor descriptions of boundaries on original plans of the property and certain legal presumptions.

Here at Jon Maynard Boundaries we have a team of chartered land surveyors that have unlimited expertise in mapping, solving problems on maps based on a three dimensional model. They can easily interpret plans showing property boundaries and realise the limitations placed upon it due to the mapping and can produce the most accurate of maps.

In this section we will try and give you information on the best way to avoid having to call upon boundary lawyers or at least make it so that you are not the causer of the problem and are having boundary lawyers investigating yourself.

Firstly you shouldn't buy a property where the boundaries are not recognised by the land registry, if they are not recognised you are facing a long time of court action. To do thjis you can easily visit the land registry and pay a small sum to see copies of any documents relating to your property or a property that you are interested in buying. The land registry will gladly provide you with the register and the titles to any property that you are looking to buy, when you have these you can compare them to the ground plans and see if they are the same with regards to the boundary features, if they are not the same then you know that something is wrong.

Property Boundary Specialist UK

2009-09-11T02:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Boundary Problems website a website written by a property boundary specialist. Designed to deal with problems that can arise when dealing with boundary disputes in England and Wales.

This site has been designed to help numerous people. If you are a landowner and would like to find out more about the boundaries of a property, land registration, adverse possession or rights of way or are looking for an amicable, cheap solution to disputes that have cropped up with neighbours over boundaries.

Perhaps you are a student studying land law or doing a surveying course, professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge of land law, foreign academics wanting to make comparative studies between British land laws and the land laws of your own country.

Boundary Disputes Online Help UK

2009-07-20T03:44:00.001-07:00

If you are looking for help with boundary disputes online then The Boundary Problems website is a great place to find the answers you are looking for.

The content on this website is written in the most part by a chartered land surveyor for landowners. The aim is to provide online help for boundary disputes, things you need to know about rights of way and also how you can cope in a dispute. An online manual that has been continually updated for the past 9 years.

This site is designed to provide help with boundary disputes to British landowners, students who are studying British land law on a surveying or law course, professionals who wish to expand their knowledge on land law and academics from foreign lands who wish to compare boundary demarcation and land registration between Britain and their own system.

Using the online help provided within the pages of the Boundary Dispute site some people will gain confidence in dealing and negotiating a settlement in an amicable manner with the person who is disputing boundaries. Others may require further advice, we offer links to some great forums dealing with boundary disputes if you wish to use them. Some may wish to contact a professional who is an expert in the matters, if so the Jon Maynard can be contacted direct by email or telephone 023 8036 1344.

Boundary Fence Law

2009-03-10T03:45:00.000-07:00

There are many issues that people may wish to know more about the law when it comes to a boundary fence and how it affects them and their neighbours.

Perhaps you or your neighbour are erecting a new fence and the rough side of the fence is on your/their side and you want to know if they can be made to turn the fence around.

Painting the fence in your garden. There's a chance the fence belongs to your neighbour so you need to know what the consequences could be.

A neighbour erects a new fence and you feel it is intruding your privacy and you want to know what you can do about it.

Your neighbour erects a new fence which is too high, again, what can be done about this.

Your neighbour has a fence that is in a state of disrepair, it is an eyesore, it is unsafe for your children or pets to be in the garden unattended due to the state of the fence.

These are just a few of the issues that are faced with on a daily basis all around the country and most people do not know their right or anything about boundary fence law. This where myself as a chartered surveyor with knowledge of the law can help you. My website has a boundary fence law page which should give you some of the answers you need, but if you do however require further assistance then please feel free to contact me and I shall be glad to help you in any way I possibly can.

Boundary Dispute Law

2009-01-22T06:27:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Boundary Problems website. This web site deals with boundary disputes in England and Wales and also rights of way and other forms of neighbour disputes.

The description of the boundary is to be found in the earliest conveyance deed or transfer deed that deals with the present piece of land: this describes the boundaries of the land that the vendor intended to sell to the purchaser. The description may take the form of words in the deed, or it may be illustrated by a plan that is bound into or attached to the deed.

Most owners of registered land assume that their boundaries are defined by the Land Registry title plan. This is not the case. Land Registry can only record their interpretation of the boundaries descriptions that they find in the pre-registration conveyance deeds. There is a long British tradition of conveyances containing very inadequate descriptions of the boundaries of the land being transferred. Why is this? Cost! It costs good money for a surveyor to draw an accurate plan and to adequately describe in words a boundary, so vendors don't describe properly the boundaries of the land they are selling. When the time comes for the land to be registered, Land Registry has a problem, from which they are rescued by the concept of general boundaries: this allows them to show only the general position of the boundary.

Far more boundary disputes occur between the owners of two adjacent residential properties than between commercial or agricultural neighbours. Residential landowners tend to tackle their disputes emotionally, standing by their principles and seeking what they perceive as justice, rather than rationally evaluating the relative merits of a number of alternative, pragmatic solutions to the dispute. But the landowners should not shoulder all of the blame. Conveyancing practice routinely produces boundary descriptions of an appallingly low standard, with sometimes misleading plans of the boundaries. The power of the law is felt only in the courtroom, there being no equivalent authority in boundary disputes to the policeman who can intervene in a potential civil unrest to ensure that no breach of the peace or riot ensues.

For more details on boundaries please visit our boundaries section.

Boundary Dispute Experts

2008-11-24T04:23:00.000-08:00

I would like to discuss the best options for choosing boundary dispute experts and choosing the the right professional for your particular needs and also where to go to find these experts.

Chartered land surveyors expertise lies in mapping, measuring and solving problems in a 3 dimensional format. If you require an expert to interpret mapping evidence for the boundary of your property then this is my field of expertise and can gladly offer you all the assistance you need.

If you have boundary issues that involve the party wall of 2 buildings then a chartered building surveyor is your solution. To find a chartered building surveyor I suggest you use the RICS directory.

If you are having boundary issues with a neighbour but you are both very amicable and feel you can come to an arrangement without the need for court action then the best solution is to find yourself a mediator. These are easily obtainable through the Yellow Pages or using the internet to do a search.

If however you cannot reach an agreement with your neighbour after the use of a mediator and the production of a surveyors report then your next point of contact should be a solicitor.

For further details then please visit my 'Choosing boundary dispute experts' page. You will find all the information you need. If you do however have any further queries then please feel free to contact me.

Adverse Possession

2008-10-21T03:50:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the Boundary Problems website. Here we deal with boundary disputes in England and Wales and this site is designed to be of use to landowners who want to find out more about adverse possession, rights of way and land registration and want a quick resolve to disputes they have with neighbours.

Adverse possession is a very serious matter and can often lead to long and expensive court cases and it is something that you should take very seriously, especially when you are looking to buy your dream house and have plans which show one boundary line but when you see the actual property you have fences and hedges, this is a sign to be wary and get the experts involved before you end up being out of pocket, having to pay for court actions brought against you.

Within the pages of this website you can see how adverse possession is defined and here we will make a start to give you an idea. When you are faced with land that is not yet registered then the answer is very simple the possession of boundaries is determined by the earliest deeds that can be found for the property or land; this documentation will describe the boundaries and who has possession of them. This will come as a drawing or in the form of a worded document.

It is best if the document is a planned drawing rather than a worded document because wording and plans can often be different and this leads to numerous problems. Our expertise is on hand to help you resolve these problems by using our investigative skills to read the deeds to see if they contain information which leads us to determine that the worded document has precedence over the plans or visa versa. There can also be problems if plans or worded document are extremely inaccurate. If this is the reason for court action then the court will try to determine the reason why the vendor did this at the time they had the deeds written up.

The legal boundary is the boundary as defined in the conveyance deed or transfer deed or Indenture that first defined the parcel of land in question. The legal boundary is usually shown on a plan attached to the conveyance. Such plans are usually of low quality.

Domestic Boundary Dispute

2008-10-21T03:38:00.001-07:00

Here on the Jon Maynard Boundaries website, you will find all the information you need to deal with a domestic boundary dispute. Using this site can help to give you the confidence to deal with any boundary dispute matters yourself, but if you wish to discuss the matter further with a professional then I shall be glad to hear from you.

Far more domestic boundary disputes occur between the owners of two adjacent residential properties than between commercial or agricultural neighbours. Residential landowners tend to tackle their disputes emotionally, standing by their principles and seeking what they perceive as justice, rather than rationally evaluating the relative merits of a number of alternative, pragmatic solutions to the dispute. But the landowners should not shoulder all of the blame. Conveyancing practice routinely produces boundary descriptions of an appallingly low standard, with sometimes misleading plans of the boundaries. The power of the law is felt only in the courtroom, there being no equivalent authority in boundary disputes to the policeman who can intervene in a potential civil unrest to ensure that no breach of the peace or riot ensues.

Insufficient use is being made by residential landowners of alternative disputes resolution procedures such as mediation and arbitration, whilst the office of Adjudicator to HM Land Registry is still too new for its impact on boundary disputes to be assessed yet. If only landowners would act rationally and pursue a solution that minimises the cost to themselves in money, time and anguish then they wouldn't pursue a two- to four-year-long battle through the courts costing themselves tens of thousands of pounds in an argument over a narrow strip of land that is probably worth only one thousand.

Property Boundary Consultant

2008-09-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

Here at Jon Maynard Boundaries we can act as a property boundary consultant offering impartial advice to help understand and resolve property boundary issues, including location and the extent of a public and private right of way.

As a property boundary consultant we will offer our services to include investigation of the history relating to the property or land boundaries or the right of way by referring to old title deeds, ordnance survey maps, and photographs that have been taken using an aerial view or any documents that our client has in their possession.

As well as excelling in boundary consultancy we offer our expert services that are party appointed including preparing expert reports for use in court proceedings, we can meet with the experts of the people who you are acting against or are acting against you to try and come to agreement over the boundary issues and solve the problems quicker, offering oral expert advice and testimony in court on our clients behalf.

Other services offered include the accurate measuring and mapping of land. We can be presented with a selection of aerial photographs and easily interpret them and determine where land boundaries are. We can provide clients with detailed specifications for large scales that will be published such as your common ordnance survey maps. We also have the expertise to take map and text based documents and analyse and compare them with accurate large scale plans to ensure that they are correct.

We have a great reputation that has been built up by the quality of our expert reporting and the high level of our performance in the field and in court. We produce an extremely thorough expert report that is based on the total investigative process followed up with a logical deduction and a convincing expert opinion