I’ve Just Bought A New Property And My Solicitor Has Sent Me The Land Registry Title Plan. According To The Land Registry Plan The Boundary Of My Property On One Side Touches The Side Wall Of My Neighbour’s House But There Is A Fence Two Feet Into My Garden. What Can I Do To Get The Fence Out Of My Garden And Reclaim The Land Shown On My Title Plan?

Care must be exercised when looking at Land Registry Title Plans. All Land Registry Title Plans are subject to something called ‘The General Boundaries Rule’. What this rule means is that the true position of the legal boundary may not be where the Land Registry show the ‘General Boundary’. You should try not to leap to any conclusions as to the significance of a particular General Boundary on a Land Registry Title Plan. Further investigation will be necessary to determine whether the fence truly is in your garden.

Date: 11/04/2023