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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
So, if someone came along ranting and raving and demanding access saying they were the owner of the land where would the volunteer key holder stand?
Does HBC not have any claim to this land? If not then how could they discuss doing anything with it which they have done?
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The council is responsible for all the land under its control, for example if travellers moved onto a car park owned by a shop in the town the council would be responsible for moving them on and in cases like this one where no paper ownere exists the council sytematically take control, however have no rights of ownership.
And as for a ranting membver of the public claiming to be the owner they would not know who the key holder was and would contact the estate manager, whos details will be displayed on a sign on the gate.