Landowning Rights and Responsibilities

Whether you own a single acre or 1,000 you need to know what your rights and responsibilities are for everything that happens on your land. You should also be aware of the various regulations that restrict your ability to use and enjoy your land as you would wish.

As the membership organisation for owners of land and property, CLA’s in-house advisory service offers members free professional advice on issues such as:

Does the public have rights over my land
Can my land be compulsory purchased
Do utilities have rights over my land
What are the pros and cons of living by a river
What are my rights as a landowner regarding my tenants
Am I receiving my full payment entitlements
What issues do I need to be aware of regarding field sports
What is the effect of the various environmental controls on my land
Who can help with drafting and understanding contracts
How can I resolve problems with my neighbours
What are my rating and council tax liabilities
How do nature conservation controls affect my land
Who can help me resolve problems with my employees

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(a) towards any person who is not the current CLA member to whom the advice was directly given,

(b) to any person in the respect of consequential loss or loss of profits, or

(c) to any person for any sum exceeding £50,000 in respect of any one enquiry (whether made or responded to orally or in writing and whether dealt with at one time or over a period of time).

Any person making use of the Advisory Services accepts such restrictions. Members should refer to appropriate professional advisers in private practice before taking any particular course of action potentially or actually involving any substantial amounts of money.

Please note that whilst the advisers are able to advise on a wide range of subjects relating to land ownership, they cannot act in place of a member's own solicitor, accountant, surveyor and tax specialist by, for example, drafting documents or corresponding on their behalf and may be precluded, by the rules of their own professions, from advising one CLA member against another CLA member in the case of conflict.

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