Land Grab- Ideas wanted!

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About a year or so ago, a 'gentleman' whose house borders on to our field deliberately land grabbed a small area of our field when he extended his house. He had tried to buy a plot previously but we had declined as he was offering an insulting amount. We have looked into what to do about it and considered court action, but it looks like the expense is not worth it for such a small amount of land (he has moved his fence out about 2 foot). I would like to do something on principle though and to deter further incursions! Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions? Thanks
 
If it's your land and you have correct deeds, you are very with your rights to remove said fencing and re-draw boundary line to the correct one.
But i would defo try spoken approach first, but you can get a solictors letter which is very cheap and either ask him to remove said fence or that you will and give him a reasonable time ie one month...
 
I'd personally write to him and tell him if he does not mo ve his fence within an alloted time you will move it. As above you could get a solicitor to do letter. If you leave how it is and don't object he can actually claim it I beleive after a certain amount of time.
 
I love these great ideas, thanks!! We did try to speak to him via an agent, but he was not a reasonable 'gentleman'. We did approach our solicitor but the problem was proving the land was part of our field, as he totally ripped up the original fence and the deeds are unclear. I think it might be worth the solicitor writing to him anyway as per the suggestion. Any more thoughts welcome though!
 
Firstly under planning law he is not allowed to use agricultural land for a garden. He needs planning pertmission!

Secondly. Get a land surveyor to write to him and ask him to remove the fence and re-instate it to the correct line within 28 days failing that you will employ contractors to do the job and charge him together with any other expenses incurred.
 
look at arial photography - ask your local council/museum or library as normal they have historic records and look at google earth as it's a very good tool. As it may look as though on ground that theirs no line, but from the air different story.
I've used this method to prove a boundary change before and case was won in our favour.
 
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