Types of Property

Roads
We can establish ownership for roads which were originally constructed by private developers, who have now gone out of business. We can establish ownership for roads that were originally thoroughfares on private country estates, which have subsequently be sub-divided and sold off. We can determine specific ownership in situations where neither the local authority nor any private owner is prepared to take responsibility for a roadway.

Escheat Property
Escheat' is a legal process by which property can revert to the Crown Estates, acting on behalf of the Queen. It generally occurs when a company goes into liquidation, or an individual goes bankrupt, leaving behind some real estate that appears to have no saleable value. If it had had saleable value, it would have been disposed of by the liquidator, or the Trustee in bankruptcy. As public policy, the Crown Estates sometimes do not want to accept the liabilities that can attach to the property. If the property has tenants or other users, they can find themselves left in a legal vacuum. TPR Land acts to assist people who are adversely affected by Escheat to negotiate a practical solution with the Crown Estates, hopefully to everyone's benefit.

Open Space
Where small parcels or ribbons of land have been ignored by legal owners sometimes for generations we can try to trace whoever is entitled to claim ownership and negotiate with them. Often, they have no prior knowledge of their entitlement, and are quite willing to sell or otherwise deal with the land.

Buildings
Estate agents, builders and local authority planners are often aware of deserted or derelict buildings. Sometimes the owners are easily identified, and are fully aware of the property, yet deliberately choose to leave it abandoned. In other instances, for whatever reason, the chain of ownership has been lost or forgotten, such that the true legal owners are unaware of their entitlement. TPR sets out to trace these owners, their heirs or successors. Having negotiated an agreement with them, we work with them to prove their entitlement, and, in most cases, bring the property to market.

Yards, Paths and Alleyways
Problems with yards, paths and alleyways can occur anywhere, but tend to be most prevalent in urban areas. Ideally, the ownership of lands that gives common access to common areas should be clearly defined in title deeds. In practice, as long as the land is available for use, no-one gives much thought to it. By the time any problem or uncertainty occurs the definitive records appear to have been lost. We work to trace and prove ownership. If that proves not to be possible, our legal team may be able to assist local residents or other users of the land to assert a claim on the property.