Fence responsibility

I wanted to check if I have interpretated my Title plan for my house correctly<br> <br> I have red edging on the left hand side of my garden fence which subtly overlaps the fence, so I think thats my fence, however it does overlap the right hand side. So is that my neighbours responsibility? Neither have a T mark oddly.<br> <br> However there is a T mark at the front of the house boundary - is that just to indiciate everything within the red line is mine? Or everything line only with a T mark line is mine?

Hi S R - The red edging on the title plan does not indicate boundary fence responsibility.&#160;&#160;<br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;">We do not specifically record who owns the fence as that is not something that forms part of what HM Land Registry record.&#160;</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;">In many cases the title register&#160;for a property might give information about who owns or is responsible for boundary features such as fences, walls or hedges.&#160; Generally&#160;this information will only be included if it&#160;was mentioned in the&#160;title deeds&#160;sent to us when the&#160;property was first registered; or if the property was originally part of a larger&#160;piece of land or property&#160;and provision was made in the transfer from the seller to the first owner, for&#160;its ownership or responsibility.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;">Often we may set out the relevant information in the title register.&#160; At other times we may retain the old deed itself and the title register may refer to these deeds as 'Copy filed'.&#160; However, it is not unusual that neither the title register nor any deeds will contain any information about boundary ownership or responsibility.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;">Please also refer to our blog – <a href="https://hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/27/drawing-the-line-on-boundaries/">Drawing the line on boundaries</a>&#160;&#160;</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;">In deeds that do contain information, the most common marking on deed plans indicating who owns and is responsible for the maintenance and repair of a boundary feature, is a 'T' mark. &#160;Such a mark normally means that the owner of the&#160;property&#160;into which the 'T' extends&#160;owns&#160;the boundary feature&#160;and is responsible for its maintenance. But you must read the wording in the deed to make sure this is the case.&#160;</span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;">We do not generally reproduce 'T' marks on a title plan.&#160; If a 'T' mark is referred to in a deed we usually add a note at the end of the register entry which mentions the deed, such as: &quot;The 'T' mark referred to affects the northern boundary of the land in this title.&quot; &#160;<br> <br> I hope this helps.&#160;</span></span></span></span><br> &#160;

The right hand side fence (green arrow) needs repairing/replacing in the image attached. Already discussed with neighbour who is adamant I need to get it repaired. However the red line shows an overlap on left hand side (which I think is my fence on the left) but not overlap on right hand side where the green arrow is which I assume means is his fence?<br> <br> Also attached T references in the deed - hes agreed 50 50 split cost with me, but wants me to hire a tradesperson but should I if its not my land? Is my interpretation of the plan correct?<br> <br> It was a new build before I purchased, so I am the second owner. When I moved in we agreed to go 50 50 on the fence at that time too, but I only did a few panels as I had a gardener over. And he agreed to contribute towards it. However does the red line indicate its not my boundary? The Title deed suggests I own everything in the T too.<br> <br> &#160;

S R - We cannot comment which fence is your or if your interpretation is correct as that would be going beyond the remit of HM Land Registry.&#160; That is something that you need to discuss with your legal advisor, if you have one, or speak to Citizens Advice.&#160;<br> <br> I would, however, clarify, that the red line drawn on a Title Plan prepared by HM Land Registry does not imply any boundary responsibilities.&#160; The existence of T-marks and reciprocal reference in the text implies boundary responsibility for that particular side of fence.&#160; If there is no T-mark on the other sides then there is no specific information in the historical deeds that would have been submitted to us.&#160;&#160;