Hi all, new here so hopefully this post is ok.
We have recently purchased some land and are about to endeavor on the journey of building a home.
The land we purchased was sold to us privately (so not via the developer) and has been sitting vacant for 5 years. Therefore all the surrounding homes have been completed and associated fences built.
From what i can find, if we purchased the land via the developer we would be required to cover 50% of the costs of the existing fences (regardless that they were built years prior). However, does this same requirement apply if we bought the land privately? Could the surrounding neighbours legally request us to cover 50% of the cost of the fencing that was erected at a time when we did not own the land.
We have a deed of covenant that is being transferred from the vendors to us but it does not cover the splitting of costs for fencing in it.
We also received confirmation that the old vendors did not contribute to the fencing costs.