A Bill to make provision for the resolution of disputes concerning the location or placement of the boundaries and private rights of way relating to the title of an estate in land; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
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The Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill would create a formal process to resolve disputes about where boundaries and private rights of way sit on land titles. Decisions would be made by surveyors with an appeals route, aimed at helping neighbours and landowners settle disputes without lengthy court actions. The bill seeks to provide a clear, procedural approach to boundary issues on estates in land.
The bill began in the Lords, with its first reading in May 2016 and its second reading in December 2016. It is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
25 May 2016
9 Dec 2016
During second reading of the Bill on 9 December, a wide-ranging discussion took place on issues including the costs of conventional litigation the adversarial nature of disputes.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
The letter discusses how many appeals are expected against surveyors’ decisions under the Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill’s dispute‑resolution procedure. It is intended to inform Parliament about the anticipated volume of appeals and the resulting workload and resource implications of implementing the Bill.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
