Big Jimbo

Your distances sound about right, but the leaflet inside the alarm box usually has a drawing with minimum distances etc.

And it was big man. the first attempt however, could have been taken as a joke post???

I take my cap off to Pocster...He did a crap job of his soil pipe (and took some stick for it) and he is willing to tile, and put pictures up ! Anybody that wants to do there own tiling gets a hugh thumbs up in my book. I would rather be stripped naked, tied to a chair, and have hot candle wax dripped on my bits. However, i suspect that Pocster might actually enjoy that, so perhaps the pain of tiling is something that he gets pleasure from ?

I think the Russians tend to use Albanians these days for the simple jobs. There prefer to be able to keep some distance.

I claim to have no understanding of saps calcs. I have only ever had to get One. I got a reccomendation from a house building mate. When i spoke to the sap bloke he asked me what i wanted it to say. I said i didn't know but that the council BC bloke said i had to have one due to large bi-fold doors, and a very large roof light in the roof on an extension at my daughters. £149 quid and he emailed it to me that afternoon. It was several pages of math stuff, and the last page said pass,pass,pass etc. When i offered it to the BC bloke he simply asked me did it pass, and handed it back to me. Did'nt even look at it.

Don't expect the Buzzard enjoyed it much either.

And they used a bit of common sense. Old school copper style. I like that.

Best if he is a no show imho. You would be better off with somebody who knows what they are doing. I think you have a lucky escape.

Glad that you have not paid. That alone should get him focused.

Im no roofer, but that looks like a right lash up.

That timber looks wet.

Is that a car park in front of your house, or just parking for residents ? You could try and ask the council what the chances might be. If you were able to speak to a planning officer, it might save you the trouble of a wasted application and fee.

My opinion is as follows for expierence. T marks although useful, are not accepted by judges in law. The,i own the left fence, and you own the right, again has no basis in law. As Ferd said, the idea of putting the nice side of the fence towards your neighbour, was a historic thing, before fence panels. The idea was that the featheresge was pointing towards your neighbour, and the rails were on your side. This was considered polite, and because it made it harder for your property to be entered from your neighbours side. My advice would be to replace a fence in exactly the same position as the old one, and take a few photos first. There are many cases at the Land registry where a couple of inches has cost in excess of £100k to get sorted.

It won't be a joiner who puts that right. It will be a magic man (French polisher type) A Pal of mine had to do 300 doors in a hotel like that, together with scratches, dinks etc. they fill and colour to remove the faults. I met him years ago, when i had a level (not stood in a corner) slide fall, and clonk a very expensive wood edge. A couple of hours later, and no matter how hard you looked, you could not find the large dent.

That inner blockwork is going to fall off the edge of the foundation if it carries on in a straight line.

Christian, lets start again. I can't understate how complex land law, adverse posession, fences in the wrong place etc is. You say you have a historic plot plan. Can you explain further ? Is it a plan that was drawn up at the time the land as it sits now (1 Acre) was sold from a larger plot ? Perhaps when it was sold as a building plot ? Was the plan attached to that conveyance, and did it have the correct legal clause to direct the reader to refer to the plan (as being of more importance than the conveyance) ? Does the plan have clear points of origin, that both existed at the time the plan was drawn, and still exist today ? No offence, but how good is your surveyor ? Is he a member of RICS ? To give you some idea, The guy i used is probably one of the top 10 in the country. He has previously been involved in surveying the boundaries of countries on behalf of governments ! His survey cost me from memory about £8 grand. If you can give me the info requested above, i will do my best to assist. I will warn you again though, it is a minefield. In fact, i think i would rather take my chances in a minefield.

When you are looking for your stanley knife. You left it in the gutter. Thank me later.

The plastering on this thread is about as good as my bricklaying........ If anybody ever wants a good laugh, give me a shout. A 5% retention will, i doubt, be enough to put that right.

Look Dreamer, you can be all smug about your views, but i get to see squashed badgers, and foxes. Brat kids from entitled backgrounds, and loads of tractors. So there.

Oh go on.You know you want to.

Nod. This post reminds me of several posts from Zoot the Hoot. ( no offence Zoot ) If i'm ever down in sunny wales.....

Temp, I'm not having a dig, but the title plans from the land registry are of little value. They can't be scaled from, and they show only general boundaries. The land registry clearly state that. Trees and buildings can't be used. Trees change shape, and grow, and any building, or buildings have to have been there when the site plan attached to the conveyance was drawn up. .Anything that is not either discribed on the conveyance, or on the site plan attached to the conveyance can't be used. The neighbour, can still claim adverse possession rights under the old rules, that were changed in 1990 i believe. He has no need to use the new rules. If anybody wants to make a claim for a piece of land, that is not in there exclusive use, they are in for a rough ride. Even if the poster had an original site plan, that had clear points of origin, that could be used by an expert, and ascertained that the land was part of his original deeds. If he has been excluded from that land by means of a fence, etc, for a period of time. He would be very unlikely to ever get it back, unless he had a very, very nice neighbour. To be honest, people like the poster get right up my nose. He bought a house, and got what he paid for. He got exactly what he expected to buy at whatever price he paid. He for whatever reason, (found an old plan, etc) now thinks he may own a piece of land that is in somebody else's posession. That extra piece of land may have indeed been part of the original conveyance, but it's long gone. When he purchased he got what he expected to get. Land up to the fence.....

To go further, 1. You will need a site plan, that has clear points of origin that are still in existance, and can be used by a RICS surveyor to mark out the legal boundaries to your property. This will have to pre-date any equivilant plan that your neighbour might have. If it turns out that you are right, but have been excluded from the land for a period of time, he will have gained adverse possession rights. 2. You did'nt buy your house, thinking that you owned this extra piece of land, but now you fancy making a grab for it ? Would that be right ? 3. You will need very deep pockets, if your neighbour decides to object to your land grab, and fight you in court. 4. If your neighbour objects, expect to spend between 25 to 100 grand. 5. Think very carefully. You could be forced to sell your house to pay his costs. 6. P.S. I'm not joking, or winding you up. A Two day court case with Lawyers, Barristers, Expert witness surveyor, etc will cost you £50k, and your neighbour the same. If you loose, you will have to pay his costs.

There is a fence, and i take it that that excludes you from the piece of land that you say is yours. Why do you think it is yours ? Do you have a site plan, with clear points of origin from when the land was first turned into a building plot ? I can help but will need more details.

Wow. Really quite stunning.