Derelict land

[deefer]

I own a property which has a garden area at the rear of it which has been divided into two halves. One half of it belongs to me, but the other half is fenced off and consists of a run down derelict garage and a small area of land running alongside the garage.

I have tried finding out who the owner is by having a Land Registry search done but no joy. All I got were details of company name that seems to have moved premises, which has lead to a dead end with my search.

Does anyone know who, if anyone, I can approach with a view to staking a claim on the garage and the land next to it? (If it helps, I am a leaseholder and have owned and lived in the property for 6 years).

I'm very much hoping someone can point me in the right direction!!!

[Buenchico]

You can't apply to have the land registered in your name unless you've occupied it, without challenge, for 10 years.

Relevant links:
http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library /documents/public_guide_016.pdf
and
http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library /documents/lrpg004.pdf

If the title is registered to a limited company, check the Companies House register to find the current contact details:
http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/09de63c3886c 1732d24c5ac0920b77d4/wcframe?name=accessCompan yInfo

Chris

[buildersmate]

........... and even then, if it is registered land, it is pretty nigh impossible to gain absolute title to the land in question since the law was changed in 2002 on this in England & Wales.

[Andy_Gray]

Despite what some may say, You CAN legally claim this space as your own by submitting and application to the "Land Registry".... If you can prove that you have used or had acces to the space "uncontested" for a certain ammount of time (the 6 years you've been there), they will grant you ownship..... A great site I found for the entire step by step process of claiming land can be found at http://www.claimfreeland.co.uk Media URL: http://www.claimfreeland.co.uk
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