Policy paper

Scoping study on property boundary disputes

A study on issues around boundary disputes and possible actions to address any problems with the current system for resolving these disputes.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 15 January 2015

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Boundary disputes: a scoping study

PDF, 713 KB, 27 pages

Details

Boundary disputes relate to the position of a boundary between neighbouring properties and the ownership of the land falling either side of the boundary.

The study summarises responses received from stakeholders in relation to the nature, frequency and causes of boundary disputes, the effectiveness of methods to resolve them, and possible actions to address any problems with the current system.

It sets out the government’s conclusions and plans for future work in the area.

Published 15 January 2015