HM Land Registry clarifies boundary agreements and determined boundaries

HM Land Registry has explained what boundary agreements and determined boundaries are and when they may be appropriate in its updated Practice guide 40:

HM Land Registry plans, supplement 4, boundary agreements and determined boundaries.

HM Land Registry explains that registration with general boundaries is sufficient for the majority of titles. However, there are occasions where an owner might require something more precise. There are two main ways to achieve this: entering into a boundary agreement or having a determined boundary.

It warns: “It should be noted that the process of agreeing the boundary line with a neighbour, whether it is for the purpose of entering into a boundary agreement or for the purpose of having a determined boundary, can itself generate forceful differences of opinion, perhaps where none had previously existed. In some circumstances, this could lead to a dispute about the boundary.”

For further information, please see:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/boundary-agreements-and-determined-boundaries/practice-guide-40-land-registry-plans-supplement-4-boundary-agreements-and-determined-boundaries

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