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Renting land - Network Rail

Yorkshire GirlYorkshire Girl Posts: 51
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We have been using some Network Rail land for approximately the last 30 years. We have recently been told that they plan to fence the area off.
I was wondering if anyone had experience of renting land from Network Rail...were you successful? How does it work? What are the costs involved? Any advice welcome. Thank you

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    might you have some sort of "squatters' rights " after such a long period?
    There's a lockdown project for you to find out the legal standing??
    Devon.
  • Yorkshire GirlYorkshire Girl Posts: 51
    I'm not sure...but I will look into this. Thank you
  • Yorkshire GirlYorkshire Girl Posts: 51
    Hello. We have only been here 6 years...but the previous owners and the owners before them have used the land....for well over 30 years. I don't have any photos unfortunately 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    edited May 2020
    From memory:  When I claimed some land via the land registry, it needed to have been fenced off and used for 15 years or more.  Signed statements concerning how the land was used ('kitchen garden' in my case) from the previous owners, a member of their extended family and one of their friends proved sufficient.  That was about 35 years ago so things may have changed.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    edited May 2020
    Look up 'adverse possession' the time is 12 years.

    We have a little bit at the end of the garden that was 'orphaned' by fences either side put up by neighbours. We should really claim it and have always treated it as part of the garden. I have heard if anyone else tried to claim it now, it would default to us in any case and they would have to pay for the court case. We have maintained the land and fencing and also planted a hedge to replace an old fence at the back.

    Really best to have a consultation with a specialist solicitor. 

    In all, your chances are pretty good that you could claim it as your own.
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