Bikertec Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Right who owns the land beneath your feet, not the land your house is on but the earth say 50 or more feet down. I work near Stoney Middleton and explore the surrounding caves. So who owns the caves, land, mineral seams etc. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7672341.stm says tunnels under London going for 5 million, so whats to stop you digging your own tunnels 100foot down. This is theory though as I'm not planning on going out with a shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenlyarts Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 The Crown!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikertec Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 But the crown owns everything including the house and land you own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSparkle Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Got it in one! The Crown ultimately owns every piece of land in the country - good to know, isn't it? StarSparkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasilRathbon Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Is that the Crown at Totley? I know there's a lot of wealth out there, but one pub owns the entire country????? No wonder they can get away with charging £3 a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizmachin Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Got it in one! The Crown ultimately owns every piece of land in the country - good to know, isn't it? StarSparkle That's great. I have a skip full of soil they have dug out under my new conservatory. I will get them to dump it at Buck House. That should save me a few bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Gibbon Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Where I live is supposedly old church land so I have to pay a leasehold to the bloody CoE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TESTPASS Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 There was a man on the worst neighbours program that tunneled from his house under everyone elses in the street and no one could do anything because the other people in the street just owned the land and house that stood on it. The were scared of him under mining their foundations. apparently it was ok to tunnel where you want. not sure if any law got changed as a resuilt of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 But the crown owns everything including the house and land you own. This is absolutely true. Due to the fact that the UK has not had the land reform that it despirately needs. If you wholly own your land and house freehold (not leasehold) Then technically all you own is a lease from the Queen, If you die with no will or relative who can make a claim on your estate, The queen gets your property. It will probably be auctioned or sold and she gets the money. Fair isn't it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSparkle Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 This is absolutely true. Due to the fact that the UK has not had the land reform that it despirately needs. If you wholly own your land and house freehold (not leasehold) Then technically all you own is a lease from the Queen, If you die with no will or relative who can make a claim on your estate, The queen gets your property. It will probably be auctioned or sold and she gets the money. Fair isn't it ! Exactly so, Muddycoffee It's funny how this sort of information is kept VERY quiet... The Establishment doesn't like the public to realise this sort of thing StarSparkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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