Hi there
New to the forum, I hope everyone is well.
My mother is from Leyte and moved to the UK in the 1970's, and our family has owned land in Belen for over 100 years there.
She's now interested in selling the land, but as we're both living in the UK we have little experience in how to do this, who to talk to or where to even begin!
Currently the land is lived on by the farmers who work the coconut farms, and the crop yield is then used to pay the rent for the land. This has been the agreement for decades.
Also over the years people have slowly taken over parts of the land and encroached upon the boundaries, meaning that there's illegal building that's taken place.
So a few questions!
How do we begin to approach this?
How do we ensure the rights of the farmers currently on the land and make sure that they're looked after when the land is sold?
What is our responsibility to them to ensure they're looked after?
Who would we speak to about getting the boundary surveyed?
Once that is done, what would we do about the illegal building on the land?
If anyone can recommend what to do next it would be greatly appreciated! My mother is getting on in years and we'd like to have this dealt with so she can relax and not have to worry about this in her twilight years.
Thank you
New to the forum, I hope everyone is well.
My mother is from Leyte and moved to the UK in the 1970's, and our family has owned land in Belen for over 100 years there.
She's now interested in selling the land, but as we're both living in the UK we have little experience in how to do this, who to talk to or where to even begin!
Currently the land is lived on by the farmers who work the coconut farms, and the crop yield is then used to pay the rent for the land. This has been the agreement for decades.
Also over the years people have slowly taken over parts of the land and encroached upon the boundaries, meaning that there's illegal building that's taken place.
So a few questions!
How do we begin to approach this?
How do we ensure the rights of the farmers currently on the land and make sure that they're looked after when the land is sold?
What is our responsibility to them to ensure they're looked after?
Who would we speak to about getting the boundary surveyed?
Once that is done, what would we do about the illegal building on the land?
If anyone can recommend what to do next it would be greatly appreciated! My mother is getting on in years and we'd like to have this dealt with so she can relax and not have to worry about this in her twilight years.
Thank you
