Finding Plots

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The next time you're going out on a Sunday afternoon country drive just stop the car and start exploring the local area by foot. </div> <div> The chances are you will discover some rusty gates, a derelict building or an overgrown plot which has just been left to deteriorate. Whilst you're enjoying your walk try to find plots of land with no evident boundaries and empty plots with perhaps a few trees and overgrown vegetation. You could even explore land which is used by travelers which may be suitable. Don't automatically make assumptions about the land before you start - don't assume that land being used for a purpose is already owned, it may well be but it may not be! Make no assumptions and be open to all the opportunities which may present themselves to you. Remember that there is potential everywhere if you open you eyes a bit wider - with a bit of investigation, tenacity and patience it could lead you onto the pathway of being a successful and profitable land/property owner. </div> <div> <B>What Do I Do Next? </B></div> <div> Once you have located your land or property which you think may be suitable for adverse possession you will need to contact the Land Registry. You should find out as much information as possible about this site and find out if it has been registered. Previously it used to be very difficult to find out who the registered owners were but since</div> <div> December 1990 the Register is open for general inspection. </div> <div> <B>Step 1: </B></div> <div> You will need to initiate a search by the Land Registry to find out if the land is already registered. To do this you will need to obtain a Form SIM (Application for Search) from the Land Registry. The official search will be done for you and you do not have to enlist the help of a solicitor for this part of the procedure. </div> <div> Once the form SIM is completed it must be returned to the local Land Registry Offices. </div> <div> If the land is registered under more than 10 title numbers, you must also pay a search fee of £4 for every title in excess of 10. For example, if the land is registered under 12 title numbers, you would pay; </div> <div> Office copies = 12x £4 = 48 and Search = 2 x £4 =8, giving a total of £56. </div> <div> After a few days the Land Registry will send you back general details of any findings which will show if the land/property is registered, unregistered or is pending application for first registration. The 3 categories are defined below:- </div> <div> <B>i. Registered Land/Property: </B></div> <div> The land has previously been registered with the Land Registry but you still may be able to claim the land as the land/property may be unwanted, disowned or belonging to a deceased. </div> <div> <B>ii. Unregistered Land/Property </B></div> <div> The land/property is unregistered with the Land Registry. If this is the case and you have done your initial investigations you should consider staking your claim. However, this does not mean the land/property is not owned or that it can be automatically claimed. It does mean that if you claim possessors title it’s not likely that anyone else has any more title rights to the land/property than yourself. </div> <div> <B>iii. Land/Property Pending Application for First Registration </B></div> <div> This could mean that someone else has already shown an interest in this land/property. It may be in your best interests to start looking elsewhere. </div> <div> <B>Step 2: </B></div> <div> You will need to find out the postal address of the property or the land and the owners details. You can do this by obtaining the Land Registry Form 313 which costs approximately £4 or go to the online services:- www.landregistry.gov.uk </div> <div> It is sometimes difficult to obtain a postal address but you can send a form OC1 by post to the Land Registry with a location map which will cost approximately £4 but if you need a map of the plot this can be requested for an additional £4. </div> <div> The form OC1 instructs the Land Registry to provide you with official copies of the register/plan and a copy of the title plan if required (map showing actual boundaries of the land/property). </div> <div> You can download form OC1 from the Land Registry Website. </div> <div> Alternatively you may request a copy from any Land Registry Office or purchase it from any legal stationer. Send the completed form to the correct district land registry for the area in which the land is located. </div> <div> The fee payable is £4 per office copy. You should make fees payable to "HM Land Registry". </div> <div> If the property can be identified by a single postal address you can use the Land Register online website which enables members of the public to download copies of title information for a £2.00 fee, payable by credit or debit card. </div> <div> You will need to send in your form to the local Land Registry Office. The addresses can be found at www.landregistry.gov.uk. </div> <div> If you are unable to find an address for one reason or another (i.e. the plot is in the middle of no-where) do not worry, you can present a hand-drawn sketch of the specific area provided it is of a good standard. </div> <div> <B>Step 3 (If you do not have a postal address for the area) </B></div> <div> If you have managed to obtain any postal address information you can complete this on the form. If you have not managed to obtain any postal information, as mentioned above, you can submit a hand-drawn sketch of the area and the land/property should be marked with an "X". Please make this sketch as precise as possible as your application will be processed more quickly. </div> <div> You can obtain an ordnance survey map - the plan must be drawn to a scale of at least 1:25000 or 1:1250 (whichever is the largest scale ordnance survey map available for the area). </div> <div> <B>Step 4 </B></div> <div> Try and locate the owner. Regardless of whether or not the land/property is registered or unregistered you must try and find the owner as most land is actually owned by someone. </div> <div> You can track down the owner is various ways: </div> <div> - Check the Electoral Roll</div> <div> - Check with the post office</div> <div> - Talk to neighbours</div> <div> - Talk to local traders i.e. pubs etc. </div> <div> If you find out the owner has died you can check with the local UK Will and Probate Registry Offices and check if the beneficiaries are using the land or have simply forgotten about it. </div> <div> If the owner is living you might be challenged quite rapidly. With this scenario it is probably best to move on to your next target. </div> <div> If you have come to the conclusion that there is no owner who can be found, you can then start to stake your claim! </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>