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I allow my neighbors to cross my land to get to other properties. Am I exposing myself legally ? i.e. if they have an accident or cause damage to my property etc ???
This would be one of my concerns, as well as whether your public liability insurance will cover you for any trips etc on the land.You should also be aware that allowing access such as that can amount to a legally recognisable burden on the land, being an implied easement - which you would have ot notify purchasers and can impact the value of the land as it restricts what you can do with it! An easement implied in this way usually takes a number of years before it would be recognised - you should check with a local lawyer!
You should also look into when after a what period of time it becomes common land. I know of someone who lived on a corner and school kids used to cut the corner of about 1-2m of his land, it actually was a little path most of the time. The council after a period of time ( I think it was about 10-12 years) declared it common land
Jezza
so could that work in reverse... say you have an easment next to your land that you look after (mow etc) for x amount of years. Can you then say you have looked after it for x amount of years and then claim it?
so could that work in reverse... say you have an easment next to your land that you look after (mow etc) for x amount of years. Can you then say you have looked after it for x amount of years and then claim it?