Why YOU MIGHT NEED Land Surveys

Why YOU MIGHT NEED Land Surveys

There are many situations where you may need surveys done on your own property or a piece of property you're considering purchasing. While land surveys may seem expensive, they are not as expensive as having to defend a building you've already constructed and even who owns a fence.

At  Land Surveyors Cheltenham  of a problem together with your neighbor about property lines, begin your quest into any property lines which have already been done. More often than not you could find information at your building department or even the tax assessors office.

In fact, you could be able to solve the problem without even hiring a surveyor or perhaps a lawyer. So research first before panicking about a problem. When you don't find your answer there or there exists a discrepancy of one sort or another, you may have to have the property lines established.

Issues needing a surveyor will undoubtedly be those where there is discrepancy in surveyed lines and there is already a building or fence on the wrong side of the initial survey lines. In cases such as for example these, often it'll be a court case and not simply having it re-surveyed.

It's best if you can figure out ways to avoid the high cost of court but in certain situations it could be necessary. Look at previous cases in the area and see if you can find a precedent, then try to settle out of court. Or even, then you'll need a lawyer or attorney that specializes in property lines as well as have the region resurveyed.


There is absolutely no doubt that having property surveyed is expensive, if you feel you might have a problem or are considering a new little bit of property, you will want to know that the house dimensions are correct. For those who have a discrepancy in the dimensions, then there's a good bet you need to have land surveys done in order to prove who owns the tree, fence or outbuilding.