unregistered land

[Treewolf]

I believe now that to claim adverse possession now you need to show not only that you have had uninterrupted and uncontested occupation of the land for something like 12 years, but also that you have made efforts in that time to find out who is the owner. I know that the law was revised a few years back to make it harder to claim.

 

I am sure that if you google "adverse possession" you'll find out more.

[White Noise]

Thanks for the help

[nepia]

We had a case recently and the 12 year unopposed possession was what counted. If you've enjoyed access to it and fenced it off then it could be yours!

 

Sounds familiar. Friends in Reigate, Surrey have a grabbed back horse paddock they made out of woodland: they made efforts to trace an owner - unsuccessfully - then fenced it and maintained it for 12 years. But whether they have registered it with Land Registry I don't know but they certainly regard it as their own. They're not the only ones in the road to have done it either.