Where Can You Claim Land

Plots of free land are abundantly available still today. A bit of observing is what it takes to find out a good one. This article teaches you all that you need to know for claiming free land.

Claiming free land or property has been going on for years and it is one practice that can never be said to be new. For hundreds of years people have been claiming free property as their own and our history books provide ample proofs of this.

One such instance that stands out from the pages of history is when new settlers came to America and claimed the free land as their own building houses and growing farmlands on it.

The recent world similarly, has many millions of such vacant plots of land lying unused, unclaimed and unregistered waiting for someone to claim them and put it to good use.

Property identification if the first and primary step for you where you need to show your selectivity and undergo some detective work in order to identify a suitable plot of property for you to stake a claim on.

An unclaimed piece of property would always have some sure signs about them. You need to be able to identify such plots with their overgrown gates and gardens, broken and bordered up windows, shrub lands, derelicts, unused garages or even the abandoned commercial premises and industrial buildings.

Such signs can always elude you if you drive about instead of taking regular walks around your neighborhood. Remember, these signs are non-obvious subtle hints of a plot of land being unclaimed, so you need to be observant during your walks.

Remember, that these signs are not that obvious and you would not identify them unless you go for a regular walk around your local neighborhood. Drive around and you may miss these sure signs of unclaimed property.

If the Land registry tells you that it is already registered, it might be that the owner is dead or his relatives do want the property. It might also be the case that the owner has abandoned this plot of land and moved away abroad.

In the second case, that is, in case it is unregistered, it refers to the absence of an owner. And it means it has never been registered before. But it must be noted that such instances though is the ripest for free claim, usually brings with it a tough job of owner tracing.

If the plot is already 'Pending first Application' it means that someone else has already staked a claim on the same and the best you could do at this point would be to leave it and look for another free plot.

The third step for one who has already undergone registration check of a plot of property is owner tracing. While claiming a plot of land, you need to provide proof that you have attempted to contact the owner.

A good idea would be to ask the neighbors first. They would be in the best position to know about the original owner. If it doesn't work then you might check up with the local parties such as the landlords, post office, newsagents, milkman, or even the probate registry office (incase he has expired)

When you are ready for the claim, make sure you draw up a document and arrange for two witnesses in order to keep evidence of the claim start date. This document is not compulsory and you might ask your friends or colleagues to sign as witnesses.

Some little helpful things like putting up a 'No Trespassing' sign or a little fence help a long way and even get the original owner back quickly if there are any.

While you wait for the long claiming process to get over, sometimes even 10 - 12 years one can make some money out of the land by either letting it out in lieu of rent or holding boot sales or some such event.

A few people who might be helpful are the local neighbors of the plot of land. This is because hardly anybody wants to live beside an overgrown derelict building along with a garbage filled stream where unwanted events might be taking place at night time.