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[meadowside33]

I have been farming a field next to my land for about 7 years. The land did belong to the NHS and has recently been sold to Homes and Communities. I have just received a letter saying get off within a week or they will pass this on to their legal department. I have never had a written agreement before and was not aware the land had changed hands. What rights do I have?

[Groundhog]

you have grazing rights they can pass it on to their legal dept who would need to get a county court order to get you off.But it isnt your land and you have had the grazing. 

Also known as fly grazing

[billie]

Not sure if this is any more than hearsay, but i thought there was a law that if you cared for and maintained a piece of land for 7 years or more without any contestation it became your property,

 

ready to be ridiculed, but must be worth investigation!

[meadowside33]

Thanks for the replies. I think that it more than 7 years where it is Crown Land, which it was. I have been farming the land rearing lambs etc so do not consider this to be the same as fly grazing. I was hoping to get a better agreement than a grazing licence.

[j and H]

not knowing the law, i would be cautious, this could end up with you paying out a lot of money ….without a grazing licence, you may just have to feel good you had 7 years free grazing, 

all i can see is, you grazed your animals without written permission, now the owners have sold the land, the new owners want you off…. i hope that don't sound like i'm being harsh, just saying as i would see it, what a shame you where never given the heads up that the land was being sold