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A ‘riparian owner’ is a person who owns the land or property adjacent to a watercourse. Whilst some Drainage Boards own certain watercourses, most are riparian or privately-owned. The Law of Property Act 1925 (Section 62) remains in force, stating that ‘a conveyance of land shall be deemed to include and shall by virtue of this Act operate to convey with the land all buildings, hedges, ditches, fences, ways, waters, watercourses, liberties, easements, rights and advantages whatsoever appertaining or reputed to appertain to the land or any part thereof’. This means that drainage will be transferred from a vendor to a purchaser. Check the property Deeds for any possible exclusions which may apply to the landholding.
September 22, 2025
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