Check your house deeds........

Don Roberto · Post by **Don Roberto** » 15 Mar 2014, 13:17

Hey folks, I haven't been on this section for some time. Yesterday we finally got our house deeds back from our building society, and upon perusal, we found that we had been sort of breaking local by laws. The deeds said that no house owner can keep pigeons, poultry or rabbits on the aforementioned property. We kept chickens for about six months in ignorance of these facts, and we could have gotten some earache from the local council, and possibly fined as well. So good folks, before getting your little feathery bundles of joy, just check your deeds, because you don't want to become a desperate criminal like me. (look at me Ma, top o the woild. You'll never take me alive copper.) Cheers me dears......... )wav(

tosca100 · Post by **tosca100** » 15 Mar 2014, 14:21

We had a covenant on our deeds which said we couldn't keep chickens, but when we looked in to it it would have been difficult to enforce because I grew a lot of our veg and the chooks were for food (eggs anyway). I did ask the neighbours if they minded and gave them eggs when we had spare.

Chicken drumstick · Post by **Chicken drumstick** » 15 Mar 2014, 17:35

Dont even know where our deeds are ..lol..

Keep ya heads down everyone and keep smiling , the council will be lucky to get a penny out of me in the way of a fine i,m skint {rofwl}

sandy · Post by **sandy** » 15 Mar 2014, 23:15

Don there was a piece on here not long ago that implied any person was allowed to let livestock be on their land and you just know I wont be able to find it dont you?

bmpsands · Post by **bmpsands** » 16 Mar 2014, 08:39

After 27 years in a house where I thought I couldn't keep chickens we finally moved 18 molnths or so ago and I got the chickens before the house renovation was completed!

On talking to our solicitor he told me that the "no chickens, no burning bricks in a kiln" restrictions were very out of date and these days would not stand up in court unless I was causing a nuisance. Twenty-seven wasted years!

Chookaholic · Post by **Chookaholic** » 16 Mar 2014, 14:17

They can take my land but theyll never take my CHICKENS!!!!!!