Boundary Disputes

We hope all clients and friends enjoyed a safe break over the Christmas and New Year period. Like many businesses we closed down for a few weeks to ensure all staff had the opportunity to relax and refresh before the new year. A few staff travelled abroad, but we are almost back to a full contingent now with all our offices open full time.

The level of enquiry in the New Year has been high covering a wide variety of issues and consent enquiries. This includes a number of queries regarding existing boundaries.

This is not uncommon over holiday periods, when homeowners use the opportunity to build or repair boundary fences, or undertake additions to buildings. Invariably issues arise when building work is undertaken close to a boundary, without first verifying the correct boundary position, or in some cases, homeowners simply choosing to ignore boundary pegs.

The regulations governing the documentation required when boundary pegs are replaced has significantly altered over the years so if you have any doubts about your title boundary positions, talk to a Surveyor before the event, so it doesn’t become a matter of litigation.

2025 is sure to bring change so remember the anonymous quote, “If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies”