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[pilman]

Obtain the register of title for the freehold from Land Registry's web-site at a cost of £3.
That will confirm who is the current named freeholder.

If that is a limited company that has been dissolved without a transfer to a private individual then the freehold is now owned by the...

[pilman]

Why is the freeholder getting involved unless the Lease shows that no assignment of the Lease is to be allowed without the Lessor's permission.

When I last purchased a leasehold property all that was required was that a notice had to be served on the Lessor after the sale had been completed...

[pilman]

Cutting down a tree in a garden does not require planning permission unless there is Tree Protection Order in place.

It is most unlikely that a Leylandii, which is not an indigenous species will have a TPO on it, but a visit to the local council offices to see the Register of TPO's, which...

[pilman]

The word "curtilage" is used when the area available for Permitted Development Rights for additional out-buildings needs to be assessed, but the word "garden" is used when additional land with that existing use is added to a residential property by buying or transferring an existing...

[pilman]

The surface of a public right of way vests in the local highway authority so the current legal authority is that no one can be in adverse possession of a public highway, because every member of the public has a legal right to pass and re-pass over the public footpath.

In practical terms...