Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
Most detectorists, who operate within the law in England, come to an agreement with the land owner first - a kind of pre-nuptial agreement. Otherwise they stand to loose the lot. The organisation that guides detectorists has some down-loadable agreements on their website, just for that purpose.
Regards
Chas
From:

http://www.detecting.org.uk/html/Met...d_Kingdom.html

Finds Division Agreements
Be sure to agree terms with the landowner on finds division before you even think about detecting on their land, and get this agreement in writing. A finds division agreement could save you from a legal nightmare should you find a valuable item or hoard.

The vast majority of farmers and landowners are honest hardworking people who would never dream of trying to rip you off, but the sight of gold and silver can do strange things to people - it is better to have a finds division agreement and not need it than to need a finds division agreement and not have it.

Regards

Chas