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Problems With Neighbouring Trees: Action Guide

By: Abigail Taylor - Updated: 18 Feb 2024 | comments*Discuss
 
Neighbours Trees Neighbour Branches

If your property shares a boundary with a neighbour's property, there are a few aspects of the law (and good neighbourliness) that you need to bear in mind when growing trees/hedges. This guide covers what you need to know and also what you can do if you are having problems with your neighbour's trees.

Cutting back trees

You have a common law right to cut back tree branches that overhang onto your property. It is however always best to discuss with your neighbour about any trees / hedges you wish to cut back before doing so.
  • The law states that any branches cut off belong to the person on whose land the tree originally grew, so you should ask your neighbour if they want them back, or if they are happy for you to dispose of them.
  • Do not just throw trimmings back over the boundary - this could constitute 'fly tipping'. Ask your neighbour whether they would like any trimmings back.
  • Equally any fruit on trees, even if they are growing on branches which overhang your property, still belongs to your neighbour. You are therefore stealing if you pick these for yourself without your neighbours' permission.

Neighbour cut my trees right back

My neighbour recently contacted me to say she was going to get the overhanging branches from the large tree in my garden removed and that some branches may end up in my garden. I said I didn't have a problem with her removing any overhanging branches.

I got up this morning to find that my trees had been basically chopped down. The overhanging branches were indeed removed but right down to the tree trunk! I now have a line of bare tree on my side. I understand that they have a right to cut back to the boundary line but these trees are not on the boundary line - do I have any rights regarding this situation?

  • If you are pruning a neighbours' tree, be careful that you do not damage the tree further back than your boundary.
  • If you damage the tree on their side, they may claim against you for the replacement cost of the tree.
  • Be careful to check if any trees are subject to a preservation order - your local authority will be able to tell you this. If you cut down a tree with a preservation order, you will be guilty of an offence under section 210 or 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Can we invoice neighbour for tree cutting?

There is a 20 metre long fence between us and our neighbour with a wall of fir trees growing on the neighbour's side of the fence. We hired a gardener to trim the fir tree branches back to the border of the fence. Can we send the Invoice received from the gardener to the neighbour?

If you choose to cut down overhanging branches, or trim trees, you will have to pay for the cost of doing so yourself. Try speaking to your neighbour however as you may be able to reach some sort of agreement in relation to any gardening work required, though they are not obliged to contribute to this cost. Note that you are not entitled to access to your neighbour's property to enable you trim the branches on your side of the boundary without their permission.

Ownership of trees

Sometimes you may be unsure who owns the trees causing you concerns or the trees may be part of a shared boundary and you are unsure who is responsible for their maintenance:

Trees that do not belong to anyone?

We have several very large trees surrounding our garden who we have been told do not belong to any one we want them cut down just a small amount who can we get to do this. We have phoned the council but they've not been much help.

Trees that form part of a boundary

The boundary line between our house and our neighbour's is clear and undisputed. It presently consists of a wire fence. However, there are some very tall cedar trees planted many years ago on our neighbour's side of the boundary, but close to it.

These trees are essentially on our neighbour's land so we do not feel we have a responsibility to maintain them. Our neighbour, however, feels they are our responsibility as they form part of the "hedge" line to the left our property when viewed from the front. Who is right?

A tree belongs to whoever owns the property upon which the tree trunk originally grows, even if the branches or roots have begun to spread onto another property. The owner has a duty to maintain this tree so that it does not cause a hazard. Therefore if branches are broken and hanging precariously, the owner should remove these.

If a tree is planted on the border line between properties, you should check your Property Title Documents to see if these give ownership to one property. If not, you both share the duty to maintain the trees, and these should not be cut down without prior consent from both owners. To check your title deeds visit the land registry website or call them on 0844 892 1111.

  • There is no such thing as 'no man's land'. All land and therefore all trees are owned by somebody.
  • If you can't decide by looking at the original Property Deeds who owns a tree, a court will be able to decide for you. However this is an expensive resolution and so it may be better to simply agree ownership between you and your neighbour.

Damage caused by overhanging trees

Council owned trees damaging my property

Adjacent to my house is some green belt land owned by local council. On this land there are some large trees, 3 of which run adjacent to my property. Last year the council agreed to prune back the lower branches of the trees but only up to 20 ft in height. As a result, the branches at the higher level have continued to grow and some of the branches now virtually touch my property.

There are a large number of leaves coming off these trees and causing blockage to guttering etc. I am also concerned about the potential damage if one of these trees fell in the high winds. What legal position do I have?

You cannot force your neighbour to remove overhanging branches or fallen leaves on your property. However if these cause excessive damage, you can sue them for the cost of repair. It is however always better to try to amicably resolve any disputes with your neighbours before resorting to the courts, which is often a long and potentially expensive process - remember you still have to live next to this person, so an amicable solution will often lead to a more comfortable living environment.

If any damage was caused by a tree from your neighbours' property but this was due to 'an Act of God', such as a thunderstorm, any damage was not foreseeable. Your neighbour will not therefore be responsible for this. If any damage caused to your property is severe, you may wish to contact your Buildings Insurance company about this.

  • Falling leaves, fruit, flowers, and pollen are annoying, but you cannot legally ask your neighbour to prevent this or remove any fallen debris.
  • Liability to remove any fallen leaves etc lies with the owner of the Property affected (or the Tenants if they have maintenance obligations which include gardening).
  • Whilst falling leaves etc are annoying, they are not legally a 'nuisance', which has a very specific meaning.

Right to Light

Neighbouring trees blocking our light

A property we are thinking of purchasing has quite a few trees in the back garden which completely block any sunlight. Some could possibly have preservation orders on them. Is there any way we can have these thinned or removed. Does our right to sunlight override that of a preservation order?

The Rights of Light Act 1959 states that if a Property has received daylight for the last 20 years (the minimum prescribed period), they may be entitled to continue to receive that light. This means that if your neighbour builds a large fence or there are large trees which restrict the daylight your Property receives (for example by blocking daylight reaching a window), you may be able to apply to the courts for your daylight to be restored, or for any injunction to prevent a proposed fence being built.

If trees have a Preservation Order, this suggests that the Property does not have a Right to Light, as it will not have had a continuous period of daylight for at least 20 years. Usually the only way you can prune a tree with a Preservation Order is if it has become dangerous.

  • There is no right to direct sunlight, only daylight.
  • Even if you have a right to light, the amount of light is restricted to approximately equivalent to one foot of candlelight.
  • You do not have any right to a view which is obscured by trees. Equally you have no right to not have a view if trees previously covered an undesirable feature such as a brick wall.

Dangerous Trees

If you are concerned that a tree is diseased or damaged and poses a danger due to having fallen, or being at risk of falling, you should contact the owner of the land on which the tree is growing. If the land belongs to the local council, contact them to request that the tree is cut down or pruned.

If you are unable to contact the land owner or they refuse to take action, contact your local council's Environmental Health Office. The owner is not under any legal duty to take action, but will be liable if a tree they knew to be damaged caused damage to Property or injury to a person.

As prevention is often better than waiting for damage or injury to occur however, the Environmental Health Office may be able to invoke the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 if the tree poses an immediate risk to Property or people. This allows them to serve notice on the land owner to make the tree safe. If they fail to do so, the Environmental Health Office may undertake this work themselves. The land owner would then usually be charged for any gardening required.

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Millie - 18-Feb-24 @ 9:55 AM
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Tom - 25-Jan-24 @ 9:32 AM
Hi there, my neighbours have two oak trees with over hanging branches that we think is protected. I have no trees, last year we had a squirrel Infestation in our attic due to the acorns from both trees over hanging that corner of the house it had cost me £800, for exterminator and roofer to patch holes+gutter covers over some parts of the guttering, this year a further £80 as the down pipe was blocked with acorns and over flowing over the top. I have spoken to neighbours a few times who will not trim the tree back. They have trimmed the mid to lower leaves once since we have been living here 7 and a half years ago. We have mountains of leaves that have stained my paving and are a nuisance as I can’t spend every weekend clearing them. I have been clearing some over to them as the wife agreed. But really need them to look at trimming the tree again. I believe they can trim 2m off the ends and top?? What can I do if they keep refusing to trim the tree?? It is becoming a real problem, I don’t get enough sunlight to grow much veg in the summer etc.
Quiney - 5-Jan-24 @ 9:39 AM
Hi there, my neighbours have two oak trees with over hanging branches that we think is protected. I have no trees, last year we had a squirrel Infestation in our attic due to the acorns from both trees over hanging that corner of the house it had cost me £800, for exterminator and roofer to patch holes+gutter covers over some parts of the guttering, this year a further £80 as the down pipe was blocked with acorns and over flowing over the top. I have spoken to neighbours a few times who will not trim the tree back. They have trimmed the mid to lower leaves once since we have been living here 7 and a half years ago. We have mountains of leaves that have stained my paving and are a nuisance as I can’t spend every weekend clearing them. I have been clearing some over to them as the wife agreed. But really need them to look at trimming the tree again. I believe they can trim 2m off the ends and top?? What can I do if they keep refusing to trim the tree?? It is becoming a real problem, I don’t get enough sunlight to grow much veg in the summer etc.
Quiney - 4-Jan-24 @ 8:09 PM
my neighbour has three trees and branches comes to out patio and daily toomuch leaves comes. Neighbour is old and sick and always in Hostpital or care home. No other family members. We writes to council and they says trees are not registeed and consult to private lawer please advice
bt - 6-Dec-23 @ 12:00 PM
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Rae - 12-Nov-23 @ 6:58 PM
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Robert - 26-Sep-23 @ 11:46 AM
Hi, Hoping for some help. Behind my residential property, at the end of the garden is a slither of council-owned land, which is approx. 5m wide widening to 10m later down behind my other neighbours rear gardens as you go down the hill. This slither of land is almost vertical (sheer). In this slither, directly behind my property, there are around 15 large trees close together, ranging from 5m (15ft) high to 15m (45ft) high. Further down the slither of land, directly behind other properties this thins out dramatically to around 1-3 trees at the rear of other properties. In the summer we get around 2 weeks of full garden sunlight. The rest of the year we obviously get a lot less. From September to November, we hardly get any sun in the garden. The volume of leaves and helicopters (seeds) that fall from September onwards is massive. The seeds grow throughout the spring in their hundreds, everywhere. The paving and decking to the rear is extremely slippery/dangerous due to this. Everything below the overhanging tree branches in our garden is rotten, unusable, stained, and slippery and it's not possible to do anything in this area. I want to have a garden room built for an office, but because of all this, I don't see it being possible as after a year, it will be rotting. Cleaning this up regularly is a massive task and I have a mild version of MS so this becomes tiring and difficult, not to mention slippery the entire time. I realise I can request (and have requested) the trees to be lopped, however, this has made things worse as they grew thicker, exacerbating the issues further. I have also removed the overhanging branches as best I can up to a height of 2m, which is a tiny portion of the overall height of the massive amount of overhanging branches. I've been in contact with the person in charge of the land at the council around 5 times, every 6 months, to ask if I can reduce the amount of trees and pay for this, as well as off-setting two-fold elsewhere in the local area. He never replies. So I am at a loose end. Obviously, due to my condition, it's becoming increasingly harder to work on clearing the gutters, jetwashing the walking areas and furniture, it ruins everything, etc. anyway you get the idea. Does anyone know if what I am requesting is possible? Or if there is a way out of this without selling up and moving elsewhere, which I am considering due to the amount of work required.
phil - 24-Sep-23 @ 7:22 PM
Hi, Hoping for some help. Behind my residential property, at the end of the garden is a slither of council-owned land, which is approx. 5m wide widening to 10m later down behind my other neighbours rear gardens as you go down the hill. This slither of land is almost vertical (sheer). In this slither, directly behind my property, there are around 15 large trees close together, ranging from 5m (15ft) high to 15m (45ft) high. Further down the slither of land, directly behind other properties this thins out dramatically to around 1-3 trees at the rear of other properties. In the summer we get around 2 weeks of full garden sunlight. The rest of the year we obviously get a lot less. From September to November, we hardly get any sun in the garden. The volume of leaves and helicopters (seeds) that fall from September onwards is massive. The seeds grow throughout the spring in their hundreds, everywhere. The paving and decking to the rear is extremely slippery/dangerous due to this. Everything below the overhanging tree branches in our garden is rotten, unusable, stained, and slippery and it's not possible to do anything in this area. I want to have a garden room built for an office, but because of all this, I don't see it being possible as after a year, it will be rotting. Cleaning this up regularly is a massive task and I have a mild version of MS so this becomes tiring and difficult, not to mention slippery the entire time. I realise I can request (and have requested) the trees to be lopped, however, this has made things worse as they grew thicker, exacerbating the issues further. I have also removed the overhanging branches as best I can up to a height of 2m, which is a tiny portion of the overall height of the massive amount of overhanging branches. I've been in contact with the person in charge of the land at the council around 5 times, every 6 months, to ask if I can reduce the amount of trees and pay for this, as well as off-setting two-fold elsewhere in the local area. He never replies. So I am at a loose end. Obviously, due to my condition, it's becoming increasingly harder to work on clearing the gutters, jetwashing the walking areas and furniture, it ruins everything, etc. anyway you get the idea. Does anyone know if what I am requesting is possible? Or if there is a way out of this without selling up and moving elsewhere, which I am considering due to the amount of work required.
phil - 21-Sep-23 @ 12:58 PM
Same as numerous, neighbour agreed to get several trees sorted, weeks later nothing, can I take legal action, or the alternative is cut over hanging branches back to fence, and give him the branches back as there his property?
Mal - 10-Sep-23 @ 7:44 PM
We have a neighbour who's tree is hanging over our workshop driveway by at least 3 metres. We have asked him to cut them back. We have written to him and asked the same question. The tree debri blocks our drains and we can no long lorry have access to our workshop because of his trees. He has denied ownership, even though our drive has only concrete surface and a wire boundary fence. What would you suggest?
Tomo - 5-Sep-23 @ 3:08 PM
My neighbour has this massive tree which hangs over my garden by over 2ft also conifers hanging overthis tree has grown several feet since we moved in some years ago snd can see it over the roof from the road she won't do anything about them now she's starting putting stupid items in the treeit's blocking our light in our extension
Dee - 25-Aug-23 @ 3:10 PM
Hello, Our neighbor's apple tree is producing an excessive amount of fruit flies due to the uncollected apples and lack of pruning. Is there any action we can take regarding this issue? Perhaps seeking assistance from Environmental Health or exploring other options? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Eugene - 23-Aug-23 @ 12:55 PM
Hi, My neighbour rents a council property and on the boundary is a large Ash tree which is overhanging my property outbuilding and patio. I have contacted the council and the housing team about getting this cut back, its around 80ft high, branches are sat on my outbuilding roof, constant tree sap and bird foul on the patio being walked everywhere. I also only get the sun early in the morning then late afternoon as its behind the tree. They have replied saying its ok to cut over hanging branches but don't un-balance the tree. If I was to cut all over hanging branches and place them in my neighbours garden where would I stand? Or what is the best approach on this?
Elk - 7-Aug-23 @ 4:02 PM
We have a large oak tree that have branches overhanging into neighbouring garden. The tree has recently been inspected by a professional tree surgeon and we have a written report saying it’s perfectly healthy with no work needed at the moment. My neighbour still wants me to prune it as it dropping leaves on their side. I’ve told them that pruning will not solve the problem if leaves shedding.I’m worried they’re going to hard prune any branches on their side which could actually damage the tree and make it it unsafe. How do I stop then hacking at anything overhanging their side ?
Lou - 5-Jul-23 @ 9:40 AM
A large oak with a tpo stretches over the bottom of my garden and garage. Acorns dent my car roof when parked there and this time of year the the sap is awful. I have recently repacked and the sap is sticky underfoot, in all chairs and tables we cannot therefore utilise the bottom of the garden, the last bit of sunshine is there, sticky chairs constantly, they are due to cut it back a bit but due to the size it’s still going to be over my garden. Can a tree get to a point where it has outgrown its area and need to be removed? If so what is the best plan of action to assist this?
Michelle Milliner - 20-Jun-23 @ 8:28 AM
We pruned our Bay tree and some leaves have fallen into the neighbours garden. On our return home the neighbour has launched them over the fence and all over the garden. Is she allowed to do this
Jo - 19-Jun-23 @ 7:08 PM
We have a tree branches hanging over the boundaries of our property on to the neighbors property. We got a letter from the neighbors asking us to cut down the tree as branches are touching their conservatoire roof. We don't want to cut down the tree. Who's responsibility is to cut the overhanging branches, please? To cut branches hanging over their property, we need to hire someone and get permission from the neighbors to go in their garden and cut it from there. If anything happens while the branches are cut, would we be liable to repair? As well, who is responsible if the tree causes damage to the neighbors property, please? (e.g. the roots are affecting their conservatoire/subsidence or the branches are falling due to a storm) Should we hire a tree specialist which can asses the tree and tell us if it can cause damage? Thank you very much!
Gina - 12-Jun-23 @ 3:52 PM
I told my neighbour that I had made arrangements for a tree surgeon to come & cut my two willow trees down to half the size they were. My neighbour asked me if he could have some the wood from the trees to season for logs to use in his log burner over the winter of which I agreed. My neighbours then went on their annual 3 month trip to France before the job started.My tree surgeon didn’t put all of the branches over the fence as he put them through his chipping machine. He has returned from France & has shouted over the fence to me about the bloody mess that is in his garden and that if I didn’t get the branches moved he would start throwing them back over my fence.I told him not to threaten me & as I had only done what had been requested. I have written evidence in the form of Messenger messages for the agreement on this as his wife accused me of putting all of my tree debris over the fence as he didn’t communicate his wishes with her. Please let me know where I stand?
TK - 11-Jun-23 @ 12:26 PM
I told my neighbour that I had made arrangements for a tree surgeon to come & cut my two willow trees down to half the size they were. My neighbour asked me if he could have some the wood from the trees to season for logs to use in his log burner over the winter of which I agreed. My neighbours then went on their annual 3 month trip to France before the job started.My tree surgeon didn’t put all of the branches over the fence as he put them through his chipping machine. He has returned from France & has shouted over the fence to me about the bloody mess that is in his garden and that if I didn’t get the branches moved he would start throwing them back over my fence.I told him not to threaten me & as I had only done what had been requested. I have written evidence in the form of Messenger messages for the agreement on this as his wife accused me of putting all of my tree debris over the fence as he didn’t communicate his wishes with her. Please let me know where I stand?
TK - 11-Jun-23 @ 11:58 AM
We have a large old oak tree in the neighbours field 7 metres from our property.The roots are now lifting our paving.What can we do?The neighbour is not compliant usually and siad the tree was there before our house.He is right of course but I worry about my property
anon - 5-Jun-23 @ 10:27 AM
My neighbour want me to cut back my tree how far must I cut it back. Up to the boundary fence or say 1ft from the boundary fence
Wacky - 27-Mar-23 @ 1:53 PM
My neighbours fig tree has damaged my fench (now needs replacing) due to the fact they have let it overgrow not trimmed it regulary so has got out of control, can the local council make them replace the damaged fench rather than take them to court?
Chippydicks - 21-Mar-23 @ 8:22 PM
I had to move home due to my parents age and I’ll health my mother did the gardening and it is now a little wild she has now sadly passed away and she let a cotoneaster grow to hide the ugly pebble dash of the neighbours garage wall, it has grown onto their garage roof I want to remove the shrub altogether. The neighbours themselves are only there occasionally and the garden is completely overgrown with their own shrubs also having grown to engulf the garage on their side and also the roof we have been having to cut back the growth for years to stop it encroaching, the ivy coming form them already damage mums fence which she had to try and replace which was difficult with all the overgrowth and since then I have had to cut the ivy back again it coming through again, the neighbours front sunken garden is completely hidden by overgrowth as well and he has a hedge that the people before him planted on our land with the permission of our predecessor we have live in this house for 50 years by the way so and the current neighbours about 20 or so, so not new, he keeps the hedge trimmed right back so it has all the growth on our side and my parents being elderly dad is 90 now they are around the 50/60 markI want to cut the hedge right back as is cases a problem getting in and out the drive and some times scratches the car as the hedge is getting woodier and wider and narrowing our driveway, the branches are quite thick so I asked if he would mind and if I could straighten the top as it is quite undulating he objected and asked what equipment I would be using I told him probably a chainsaw as there is a lot to get though he said he didn’t liked the idea and said I couldn’t cut the top as he didn’t want to see our bins, which is fair enough had he mentioned that in a nice wayI can happily move them and probably will anyway. He changed the fence panels between us it is there side of responsibility as all this in question is but you get see through the slats and he had the wrong side facing us which is not very nice as it is outside the corner window where we have our seating area in the kitchen the only possible place for us to have one, I mentioned to him that he may not have realised that the fence was the wrong way, he said he will not change it and there is no law to say he must and walked off. His garage garden and house are seriously neglected he has bags of rubbish down the side of us and weeds and overgrowth. Mum told me last summer when I was cutting it back he asked her to leave the cotoneaster on his garage roof but I want to remove it altogether with everything growing on there it looks like it’s potentially rotting. My questions are: Can I remove the cotoneaster from his garage roof? If his roof is rotting from all the overgrowth including his own can he sue us, we have nothing in sitting about him saying leave it on the roof to my mum? Can I cut the hedge at the front back? Can I straighten the top it’s an eyesore as it is?
B - 11-Feb-23 @ 2:15 AM
I had to move home due to my parents age and I’ll health my mother did the gardening and it is now a little wild she has now sadly passed away and she let a cotoneaster grow to hide the ugly pebble dash of the neighbours garage wall, it has grown onto their garage roof I want to remove the shrub altogether. The neighbours themselves are only there occasionally and the garden is completely overgrown with their own shrubs also having grown to engulf the garage on their side and also the roof we have been having to cut back the growth for years to stop it encroaching, the ivy coming form them already damage mums fence which she had to try and replace which was difficult with all the overgrowth and since then I have had to cut the ivy back again it coming through again, the neighbours front sunken garden is completely hidden by overgrowth as well and he has a hedge that the people before him planted on our land with the permission of our predecessor we have live in this house for 50 years by the way so and the current neighbours about 20 or so, so not new, he keeps the hedge trimmed right back so it has all the growth on our side and my parents being elderly dad is 90 now they are around the 50/60 markI want to cut the hedge right back as is cases a problem getting in and out the drive and some times scratches the car as the hedge is getting woodier and wider and narrowing our driveway, the branches are quite thick so I asked if he would mind and if I could straighten the top as it is quite undulating he objected and asked what equipment I would be using I told him probably a chainsaw as there is a lot to get though he said he didn’t liked the idea and said I couldn’t cut the top as he didn’t want to see our bins, which is fair enough had he mentioned that in a nice wayI can happily move them and probably will anyway. He changed the fence panels between us it is there side of responsibility as all this in question is but you get see through the slats and he had the wrong side facing us which is not very nice as it is outside the corner window where we have our seating area in the kitchen the only possible place for us to have one, I mentioned to him that he may not have realised that the fence was the wrong way, he said he will not change it and there is no law to say he must and walked off. His garage garden and house are seriously neglected he has bags of rubbish down the side of us and weeds and overgrowth. Mum told me last summer when I was cutting it back he asked her to leave the cotoneaster on his garage roof but I want to remove it altogether with everything growing on there it looks like it’s potentially rotting. My questions are: Can I remove the cotoneaster from his garage roof? If his roof is rotting from all the overgrowth including his own can he sue us, we have nothing in sitting about him saying leave it on the roof to my mum? Can I cut the hedge at the front back? Can I straighten the top it’s an eyesore as it is?
B - 10-Feb-23 @ 3:13 PM
Hi, I have a nieghbour's Leylandi planted on the fence line which is now knocking over the fence and causing subsidence. The neighbour was served letters last year and refused to have it taken out so us and another neighbour has cut straight up the fence line to cut the overhang. However, the leylandi is still growing and has pushed up the paving slabs and pushed the fence over by several inches. the garage is about 1.5 metres away from the leylandi and this could now start to damage the garage footings. Can I have some advice please Kind regards Tony
Tony - 21-Dec-22 @ 2:41 PM
I have an alcoholic neighbourh who keeps cutting his lorel hedge down and has constantly left the brash in my garden, these are large extremeties off the hedge itself(as big as a tree the lorel itself) thus making it heavy and awkward to lift and move, I am disabled and have had to on each occasion put it over the 6ft fence back into his garden each time causing me sever pain in my cervical spine and spine itself to where I have severe medical implications, can I legally sue this man for damages caused to me medically for this aswell as get him done for fly tipping in my garden?
Twist - 23-Oct-22 @ 8:27 PM
My neighbour chopped the top of my tree with out my permission what can I do
Luna - 12-Oct-22 @ 8:37 PM
I have an issue with my neighbours bamboo coming under the fence and into my garden and sproutingup to 8 foot into my lawn . I am going to be laying a porcelain patio next summer and I don’t want it to damage my new patio. The problem I have is 15 years ago the wife of my neighbour gave me permission to enter her property and cut down 2 “diseased”tree’s ( at my expense) . I paid for the work and when her husband returned from working abroad , he took me to court for trespass and damage to his property and won £3500 from me as I told the truth and said I cut them down with her permission. She said I had threatened her and just did it without informing her . So my problem is , I have to approach them to cut back their bamboo as it’s ruining my garden , but can’t see them playing ball . Any ideas would be helpful ??
Pearson Nik - 12-Oct-22 @ 6:56 PM
The trees to the rear of my garden in a neighbouring house are now so high and overhangalmost half of my garden. They have damaged my wooden shed roof & side to the point of no repair as constantly wet / damp in tin the shade. I have had the shed roof repaired once but it has rotted away again now, & i cannot/ will not repair or replace again as same thing will happen. I cannot use/ accsses my washing line, due to leaves, sap , berries all dropping constantly on washing, so i have over half a garden that is unuseable. I have had to put a portable rotary drier on my very small patio area to dry clothes, which then renders that part of garden out of use for me as line takes up so much space.I have virtualy no natureal ligh what so ever, have put lights on as early as 4.30 in the afternoon in kitchen & lounge as so dark, now with the cost of electricity set to go so high i am at my wits end , what are my rights if any. The owner of the property/ buisness who is respsonsible for the tree has not responded to my calls regarding this issue.
Angrybird - 10-Oct-22 @ 3:35 PM
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