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Originally Posted by Rev Jules
I thought your boundary is left hand side down and right hand across.
Rev
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That is the usual “rule of thumb” but things can change over time. For a real example - where the original boundary was a simple concrete posts and wire fence. This was on the deeds as per the “rule of thumb” above as the responsibility of the house on the Left.
But the house on the right put up a six foot wooden fence on their side of the concrete and wire original boundary fence.
Later the owner on the house on the left removed the ageing concrete and wire boundary fence.
And then sold the property.
The new owner of the house on the left believed the remaining fence that was not only NOT on his land but about six inches set back onto his neighbours land and was bought, paid for and constructed by his neighbour - actually belonged to him - not his neighbour.
And unfortunately the line on the map was in thick ink and equated to about 18 inches “on the ground”. So little help there.
It was sorted by old photographs showing the original fence and the construction of the secondary wooden one well within one side of the border.
This could have been world war three.
It wasn’t because both sides were open minded and honest and actually talked to each other!