Guide

Boundaries & title plans

What the title plan does — and doesn’t — decide about your boundary.

First registration gives you a title plan

When your property is first registered, HM Land Registry produces a title plan mapping its extent. This is a major benefit for unregistered owners whose deeds may describe boundaries only in words or old plans.

‘General boundaries’ — an important caveat

The title plan usually shows ‘general boundaries’ — it identifies the property but doesn’t fix the exact legal line to the centimetre. For most owners that’s fine; where a precise line matters (a dispute, a strip of land), a specialist can advise on a determined boundary — a separate HM Land Registry application (currently £90).

If your deeds and the physical boundaries don’t match, first registration is the right moment to reconcile them, with professional help, before the plan is fixed on the register.

Questions

Frequently asked

Does the title plan settle a boundary dispute?

Not on its own — it shows general boundaries, not an exact legal line. But a clear title plan is a strong starting point, and a specialist can pursue a determined boundary where precision is needed.

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