GC Meadows

Nothing happening yet, my solicitros is still waiting to hear from their solicitros

 

She is, wrote me to say that she was

 

These polytunnels are at all time low prices at the moment http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007ITTT...TF8&colid=1CVRB2TYJJZQW&coliid=I312CMWYJIP2ET

Cost per square metre on plan is far less than the likes of First Tunnels (£434 for same size, in lieu of £104.50 + hotspot tape + replacement cover after 2 years), even if allowing for that replacement cover.

 

That's a good price Scrunge

Not found out if I need planning yet though.

 

Essential to get verification from the LPA

 

Finally got the paperwork thru, turns out the local manor have the fishing rights and therefore access across the land at any reasonable time

Now this is the first i've heard about this, wasn't mentioned on the sale documents or by the estate agents.

Not sure i'm going to go ahead now, as it means I can't secure the land.

 

I just didn't want folk coming on the plot full stop.

 

I fully understand Ziggy.

Jenny

 

Is there no way they can still access the river without crossing the land? Perhaps if you put a map or drawing up, we may be able to come up with a solution. It seems a shame to potentially "throw the baby out with the bath water" ?

 

That's a sod. Does it have to be a show stopper though? Can you find out how often, if ever, they actually exercise their right of access? Can you make it unfavourable for them without actually breaking any rules, for example by allowing brambles to grow along your stretch of the river bank? I don't believe they are allowed to damage anything you are growing on your land, so even if they have access, they still have to be careful to do no damage, and if its difficult but not impossible for them to cross your land with doing damage, then they may just choose a different stretch of river anyway.

One more thought. You simply can't stop people from accessing your land. There will always be someone sneaking through, legally or not. By cooperating with the local game keeper, you're kind of unofficially making him both the police of your land, and the person liable if anything happens. I.e. if someone robs your land and plod asks if you know anyone that might know anything, you can say 'yes officer, the local gamekeeper knew I had this expensive equipment on here, as far as I know, nobody else except he and I knew about it'. Of course the gamekeeper knows this too, so in theory at least, it might make him serve as an extra pair of eyes looking after your land.

 

The plot is long and narrow and the river runs down the whole western boundary, so effectively i'd have to give them access to the entire length.

Could also be a problem if I wanted to sell it on later too.

There'll be other bits of land come up for sale.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property...9;jsessionid=A70FEEC7BFA02069EE765BE0BA638620

 

Have you had a good word with your Sols Ziggy? There is a question about whether the sellers have misrepresented the sale - I think the property misrepresentation Act has been repealed but the Consumer protection regulations which apply should be stronger. It may not solve the problem but if it does all fall through you might be able to at least claim your legal costs back.

It would also be worth asking the Sols to check the nature of the right, - they should have done this right at the beginning in my book! - it is possible that it could be refuted depending on how the rights are recorded at the land registry. If for example the rights are protected by a "unilateral notice" which might explain why they came to light so late, then I think this can be challenged at any time. http://www.irwinmitchell.com/about-...ue-two/unilateral-notices-exploding-the-myths. I know from experience that the evidence provided to register manorial rights like these has sometimes been vague and in some cases they have been removed after challenge.

If all that fails it might also be worth speaking to the holder of the rights, they may have been registered as a blanket on all the water courses that were sold from the Manorial estate but in fact this one is never used? Or if they are prepared to remove their right (they will prob want money but that then takes you back to my first para).

dan