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Monday 31 March 2014

Boundaries: procedures for boundary identification, demarcation and dispute resolution 3rd ed 2014 RICS

This new 3rd edition guidance note is essential reading for all RICS members interested in boundary dispute practice (England and Wales) and will also act as an effective refresher for experienced practitioners. 

Boundaries: procedures for boundary identification, demarcation and dispute resolution, 3rd edition (England and Wales) 
http://epicms.rics.org/uk/knowledge/professional-guidance/guidance-notes/boundaries-procedures-for-boundary-identification-demarcation-and-dispute-resolution-3rd-edition/ 

This new edition is fully updated and revised, contains several restructured sections and focuses on the essential processes behind setting up a project all the way from the initial contact stage, to the contract, to the report and possible litigation procedures. Ordnance Survey and Land Registry have had extensive input into this new edition and the expert working group have also added new sections on airspace and substrata, party structures and the addition of the new ‘survey accuracy banding table’. The appendixes have been further strengthened by the addition of new ‘model’ examples of boundary agreements, terms of business for boundary disputes, entering neighbouring land and in-depth explanations on highway issues and essential terms. 

The importance of boundary research, measured field surveys and advice on best practice survey techniques and final report are outlined. The guidance note also contains extensive listings of further reading and online resources. The guidance note also explains the concept of 'general boundaries' and how boundary demarcation (determined/fixed) is part of the dispute resolution process. 

This guidance note was prepared by the a specialist working group of the RICS Boundaries and Party Walls Working Group (B&PWWG), the Mapping and Positioning Practice Panel (MAPPP) and the Geomatics International Professional Group Board (GIPGB). The B&PWWG is a cross-professional group specialist panel of technical and chartered surveyors from the building, land surveying (Geomatics) and rural areas of practice, and brings together some of the leading and most distinguished professional surveyors working within the arena of neighbour disputes. 

Summary 
The physical extent of property ownership and rights of use are basic attributes of land and buildings and are capable of being evaluated by property professionals. Uncertainty of the extent of ownership and its associated rights affects the physical use and rights to repair, maintain, gain access to and obtain value of the land.

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