Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location

By RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location is the authoritative professional guide for establishing, interpreting, and documenting property boundaries. Published for RICS, this essential reference sets out best-practice procedures for boundary investigation and location, including evidence assessment, field methods, reporting, and dispute support.

Written for surveyors and land professionals, the book explains how to evaluate documentary and physical evidence, reconcile inconsistencies, and produce clear, defensible boundary opinions. It is widely used in boundary determination, expert witness work, land administration, and property dispute resolution.

What This Book Does

This book equips practitioners with a structured methodology for boundary location—how to collect evidence, assess reliability, apply professional judgment, and produce well-supported conclusions suitable for client advice and formal dispute contexts.

Key Features

• Best-practice procedures for boundary investigation and location
• Guidance on documentary evidence, plans, deeds, and historical records
• Approaches to physical evidence, site inspection, and measurement
• Reporting standards for clear, defensible boundary opinions
• Support for dispute resolution and expert witness contexts

Who Should Use This Book?

• Chartered surveyors and land survey professionals
• Geomatics, land administration, and property specialists
• Consultants handling boundary disputes and expert witness work
• Legal professionals working with boundary evidence
• Students and trainees in surveying and built environment programs

Why It’s Essential

• Authoritative RICS-aligned guidance for boundary location
• Improves consistency, defensibility, and professional standards
• Clarifies evidence handling in complex or disputed cases
• Practical reference for day-to-day surveying work and dispute support

A definitive professional guide for boundary investigation and location.
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Product Details

• ISBN-13: 9781119719397
• Title: Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location
• Author/Body: RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Format: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Availability: In Stock
• Price: $— (Free Shipping)

Table of Contents (Highlights)

• Principles of Boundary Location
• Documentary Evidence: Deeds, Plans, and Records
• Physical Evidence and Site Investigation
• Measurement, Survey Methods, and Field Procedures
• Reconciling Conflicting Evidence
• Preparing Reports and Boundary Opinions
• Boundary Disputes, ADR, and Expert Witness Work

FAQs

• Is this book relevant for boundary disputes?
  Yes. It provides structured guidance on evidence assessment and defensible boundary reporting for dispute contexts.
• Is it aligned with professional surveying practice?
  Yes. It follows best-practice procedures used by boundary and land professionals.
• Is this suitable for trainees and students?
  Yes. It is useful both as a learning text and as a professional reference.