If you have a particularly large parcel of land under your control, you may have been waiting for the right moment to develop it so that you can get the most out of your investment. That moment may have arrived, and you have now decided to put the land up for sale by subdividing it so that you can truly maximise your opportunity. Yet, you do need to be very careful here to go about subdivision the right way, and you will first need to establish exactly what you are working with. How do you go about this?

Boundary Information

Before you can accurately subdivide your property, you will need to know exactly where the boundaries are. After all, you may have to interact with your neighbours to provide access of some kind, or to introduce utility service to particular parts of the property. Such negotiations may be more complicated when it comes to certain neighbours, and you will need to know exactly where you stand as far as your boundaries are concerned.

Full Survey

To do this, you will need to conduct a comprehensive survey and check information that may be held on the local data register. If the land in question is completely undeveloped and neighbouring properties may be in a similar state of disrepair, then you will first need to re-establish exactly where the boundaries are, and this may be rather more difficult in this case.

Confirmation

The surveyor will first need to check the information held in the local offices to see if any information is contained there that can help to locate reference marks. If this data is readily available, it will make the job much easier, but unfortunately, this is often not the case.

Sometimes the surveyor will need to look for identifying marks contained somewhere on the property if they are referenced somewhere in the historic data. For example, they may be able to look for a mark on a prominent tree that was originally identified as the corner of the lot, and all of this data will need to be re-verified before your property rights can be confirmed.

Alternative Methods

It may also be necessary to refer to the adjacent property in order to determine where their specific borders are to be found. For example, these records may be far more accurate and comprehensive, and in the absence of much data in your case, this can be an alternative way of defining your own borders.

Expert Guidance

Remember, it will not be possible to subdivide your property before you can establish exactly what you have to work with. Always bring in a qualified land surveyor for this crucial part of the operation.