A boundary investigation report brings the documentary and physical evidence together and explains what it appears to show — including the weaknesses and uncertainties.
Boundary questions are rarely answered by one red line or one fence. The legal boundary may need to be considered from the transfer or conveyance as a whole, the plan, historic physical features and other relevant evidence.
What the investigation can include
- Land Registry title register and title plan.
- Transfers, conveyances, deeds and filed plans.
- Historic plans, maps, photographs and aerial imagery where relevant.
- Planning drawings and other documents that help explain historic physical arrangements.
- Inspection of walls, fences, hedges, posts, paths, buildings, outbuildings, ground levels and other physical evidence.
- Measurements needed to compare material site features with plans.
- Identification of inconsistencies, evidential gaps and alternative interpretations.
The report
The report explains the issue, evidence considered, observations made, reasoning and our professional opinion on the likely boundary position or the significance of the disputed physical feature. Where the evidence does not justify a confident conclusion, the report should say so rather than create false precision.
When further surveying is needed
Measurements form part of the investigation where useful. If a specialist topographical survey or Land Registry-compliant plan is genuinely required, that can be identified as a separate step rather than assumed at the outset.
Do you need a full report?
If the dispute is still at an early stage, an Early Neutral Evaluation may be a more proportionate starting point.
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