Boundary advice and reports through Coburns Boundary
Start with the evidence and choose a proportionate route. Coburns Boundary offers Early Neutral Evaluation, boundary investigation and expert reports, and privately agreed binding joint expert determination.
Coburns Boundary
- Preliminary evaluation
- Investigation and expert reports
- Private binding determination
- A clear scope and fee
Three ways to move the matter forward
You can seek an objective assessment on your own. A private binding joint determination requires agreement from both parties.
Early Neutral Evaluation
A focused preliminary assessment of the key evidence, strengths, weaknesses and practical next step. Desktop review or a site visit where agreed. An evaluation is an opinion, not a binding decision.
Explore Early Neutral Evaluation →Boundary investigation and expert reports
A fuller analysis of title documents, historic information and site evidence, with reasoned conclusions. The scope can support negotiation, a formal application or expert evidence where appropriately instructed.
Discuss a boundary report →Private binding joint expert determination
Both parties agree to appoint one independent expert and accept the decision on specified issues as binding. The written appointment defines the scope, procedure and effect of the determination.
Discuss a private determination →What does the evidence need to answer?
The location of the legal boundary, ownership of a fence or wall, a duty to maintain it and any right of access are different questions. Explain the disputed section and the decision you need to make. Relevant transfers, plans, photographs, earlier features and the history of changes can all matter.
An opinion and a binding decision are different
An Early Neutral Evaluation or investigation report does not automatically bind a neighbour. A private expert determination is binding because the parties agree to that process under written terms. It is different from a court Single Joint Expert, whose role is to provide evidence to the judge under CPR Part 35. Legal advice may be needed on the appointment, enforcement and any limited grounds for challenge.
Fees, instructions and local coverage
Current fees and the service details are published on Coburns Boundary. The scope and fee are confirmed before work proceeds. A private determination does not automatically update the registered title; any agreement, transfer or Land Registry application needs the appropriate separate steps.
Further reading: HM Land Registry guidance on boundary agreements and expert determination; CPR Part 35 on court expert evidence.
Discuss your boundary enquiry
Send the property addresses, the disputed section and the key documents to Coburns Boundary. The appropriate scope and fee will be confirmed before instruction.