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In Scotland if you build a property on someone else's land then they own the property. They are under no obligation to inform you either - so if you decide to b
by arethuza 6y ago
In Scotland if you build a property on someone else's land then they own the property. They are under no obligation to inform you either - so if you decide to build a windmill on top of a hill and then afterwards discover that the hill actually belongs to someone else then you are out of luck!
- kspacewalk2 6y agoI think it's a good system. It ensures you as the party that wants to build do your due diligence and/or make sure everyone is on board.
- arethuza 6y agoIt can cause a lot of grief if you're lawyer hasn't done all the possible checks as to who owns the land and you find you have been living in a new house that actually belongs to someone else... And people wonder why conveyancing of houses is often so cheap! NB Of course, in such circumstances I'm sure you'd have a valid claim against your solicitor who did the conveyancing - but I doubt if that would make up for the misery involved.