claim unregistered land

[phoebe00]

I have legal right of way and access to the rear of my property for over 27 yrs I have maintained the land to the rear of my property as well cleared weeds rubbish and now drug needles and such. because of the way the land lies i have severe flooding to my property on a regular basis. the land is unregistered and does not belong to the council. do i have a right to claim it ,fence it off so that i can level it out to stop the flooding

[mrs_overall]

There is a law where you can fence off and claim unregistered land. I'm not 100% sure of the timescale but I think it may be 7 years.
You could ask a solicitor just to be on the safe side. A first 30 minute consultation is free.

[Eve]

These are the Land Registry's Practice guide on adverse possession of unregistered landl

http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library /documents/lrpg005.pdf

and update here...

http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library /documents/lrpg005_flyer.pdf

[FinderMonkey]

You could alternatively locate the owner of the unregistered land to purchase it or at least discuss the option to level it off. There are a number of companies that do it but i would recommend contacting the company before you order. Search for "Unregistered Land Specialists" in any search engine.

[Andy_Gray]

This would be ideal case for submitting a land claim to the Land Registry via http://www.claimfreeland.co.uk.... You have obviously had access and use of this land for some time and that makes for a great claim........ For more info on how to legally make a claim on unreigstered land visit: http://www.claimfreeland.co.uk