UK news: Family unable to sell home as 'corner of living room' doesn't belong to them
A family has been embroiled in a land dispute that has prevented them from selling their home due to a small space which doesn't belong to them.
Linda's son, Bryn Hoffman, said his dad tragically passed away in April 2020. After this, his mum began searching for a bungalow closer to his home. Linda said: "Thankfully I’m a strong person but it’s just draining. I was ringing the land registry day for a month and every time I spoke to someone I got a different story.
The family have estimated that market value for the piece of land disputed is £1,000. Bryn stated: "All this has been dragging on for nearly two years. My mum has spent a fortune on a solicitor, and we found out that Adverse possession was the best way to go. "They said their legal team would be in touch with our solicitors, which was about five weeks ago, and we still haven't heard anything about what the reason is. We are still no closer and it's Christmas again.
A spokesperson for His Majesty's Land Registry has since stated: "In 2021-22, we saw an extremely high level of property transactions as the property market bounced back after Covid-19 restrictions and stamp duty and land transaction tax holidays fuelled demand. HM Land Registry received around 1.8 million more service requests in 2021 than in 2019.
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