Boundary Dispute Specialists

Boundary disputes with your neighbour can be extremely distressing and can destroy feelings of security at home. Sadly, such disputes are also becoming more common. Boundary dispute cases can be protracted and can prove very expensive if they end up at court. It is essential, therefore, that you get good legal advice at the outset from Solicitors who understand this complex area of law. You can rest assured that our solicitors have that experience, and can help you with a wide variety of cases ranging from relatively straightforward issues around overhanging trees and bushes to more complicated cases which involve determining the correct boundary line of your property or issues regarding trespass.

Our boundary dispute tips

• Prevention is, of course, always better than cure. If you are thinking of putting up a new fence or hedge, do try and have a chat with your neighbour first. This may well pre-empt any objection.
• In building any fence, make sure the fence posts are both completely on your land and on your side of the fence.
• In planting a new hedge, do try and plant it a minimum of 1.2 m inside your boundary line, which will make it much less likely to grow over your neighbour’s land. It's also a good idea to try keeping any hedge to a maximum of 3 m high.
• If you are uncertain where your boundary line lies, the starting point is your title deeds which you can obtain at about £8 directly from the Land Registry at www.landreg.gov.uk. Please note that you can also get hold of a copy of anybody else's title deeds for the same price – provided that their land is registered and they won't be informed that you have got hold of a copy of those title deeds.

How we can help you

We can provide you with initial advice to see if you have a case worth pursuing. Subject to your instructions, we will try to resolve any issues by negotiation – but if necessary we can also fight your corner in court. Our team can help you with a full range of boundary disputes issues including:

• Fence disputes
• Right of way issues
• Neighbours’ tree problems
• Party wall disputes
• Problems regarding access to your neighbour’s property

Contact us about your Boundary Dispute today

Our solicitors deal with boundary disputes throughout Wiltshire, Hampshire, Somerset and Dorset from our offices in Salisbury, Andover, Verwood and Amesbury. We also have interview facilities in West Dorset.

We also represent clients with regard to boundary disputes in Romsey, Verwood, Wimbourne, Ferndown, Melksham, Fordingbridge, Brockenhurst, Frome, Malmesbury, Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Ringwood, Sherborne, Calne, Blandford Forum, Lyndhurst, Shaftesbury, Warminster, Winchester, Bournemouth, Poole, Bradford-on-Avon, Gillingham, Warminster, Corsham, and Westbury

For specialist Boundary Dispute advice you can trust, contact our team by e-mail on salisbury@bishopslaw.com or phone us on (Salisbury) 01722 422300 or (Andover) 01264 364433.