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    • Title Register
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    • Conveyancing Deeds and Deed Plans
    • Prior Copies of Title Documents
    • Lease and Lease Plans
    • Lease Extension Pack
    • Property Without Known Postal Address
    • Application to Check Progress of a Registration
    • - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    • Title Register, Title Plan and Burdens (Scotland)
    • Current Title Register and Historical Sasine Registers (Scotland)
    • Sasine Register Search (Scotland)
    • Property without a known Postal Address (Scotland)
  • Land
    • Map Search for Single Plot of Land (No Postal Address)
    • Large Area of Land (Potentially Many Owners)
    • Roads and Alleyways
    • Woodland, Forests and Moorland
    • Riverbanks
    • Common Land
    • - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    • Ownership of Single Property
    • Ownership in a Block of Flats
    • Ownership of Derelict Buildings
    • Ownership of a Residential Street
    • Owners and Tenants in Shopping Centres
    • Prior Ownership of Property
    • Ground Rents, Rent Charges and Chief Rents
    • List of Properties Owned
    • Lost Ownership Deeds
    • History of Houses and Land
  • Boundaries
    • Boundary Resolution
    • Right of Way Resolution
    • Parking Space Resolution
    • - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    • Property Boundaries in Scotland
  • Water
    • Flood Risk Report
    • Drainage, Sewage and Water Report
    • Riverbanks
    • River Islands
    • Culverts
    • Private Lakes and Ponds
  • Environment
    • General Neighborhood Information
    • Flood Risk Report Search
    • Responsibility for Chancel Repairs Search
    • Network Rail Search
    • - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    • Sewerage, Water and Drainage Report
    • Electric Cable Routes Report
    • British Telecom Cables Routes Report
    • Gas Pipe Line Route Report
    • - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    • Coal Mining and Ground Stability
    • Limestone Mining Report
    • Gypsum Mining Report
    • - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    • Radioactive Radon Report
    • Land Contamination Report
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Private Lakes and Ponds

The bed of a pond or lake belongs in principle to the owner of the land on which it rests. However, this presumption only holds if the entire bed is on the property of a single landowner. Furthermore these presumptions no longer apply if there is a separate agreement to the contrary. It follows that if a lake or pond bed rests on a single piece of property, you only need obtain a copy of that Title Register to determine ownership. If you extend your search to include the Title Plan, then a drawing of the water body in red will confirm this. However, the situation will be different if the lake or pond bed extends over two or more properties. In that case, ownership will extend to the midpoint of the lake or pond as viewed from the surrounding properties. A map search is the most reliable way to obtain clarity on what may be a confusing issue. The various Title Plans will show their portions of the pond or lake bed outlined in red. This is a practical way to resolve neighbourhood disputes on such matters. Find out information on who owns a bed of a pond or lake

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Quick summary

The complex status of ownership of private Lakes and Ponds varies due to bed expansion. You can get clarity on this by using map search

Resources

  • Gov UK: Watercourse Owning
  • Gov UK: Fisheries

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