Boundary disputes can turn even the friendliest neighbours into sworn enemies. We've seen everything from heated arguments over a few inches of land to court battles costing tens of thousands of pounds. Before things escalate, let's look at what you need to know.
If you're unsure about your legal position before taking things further, you can quickly check your rights using our free Neighbour Rights Checker.
Where Exactly is Your Boundary?
Most people don't actually know where their precise boundaries are until there's a problem. Your property boundaries should be shown in your title deeds - those documents you got (and probably filed away somewhere) when you bought your house.
Look for the earliest conveyance or transfer deed that mentions your land. There's usually a plan attached, often with red lines marking the boundaries. Sometimes you'll find written descriptions too, though these can be frustratingly vague - phrases like "the fence presently erected" don't help much when that fence fell down in 1987.
These plans were often drawn decades ago, sometimes by hand, and aren't always accurate. Under the Land Registration Act 2002, Land Registry plans show general boundaries only, not the exact line. A thick red line on your plan could represent anything from a few centimetres to half a metre on the ground. When the plan contradicts the written description, you might need a property solicitor to untangle the mess.
For precise boundary positions, you'll often need a chartered surveyor. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) can help you find qualified professionals who specialise in boundary disputes.
That Fence Between You - Who Owns It?
You might assume the fence on your left belongs to you, but that's just an urban myth. Fence ownership depends on what your deeds say, not which side the posts face or where the fence sits.
Sometimes you'll see a 'T' mark on the boundary plan - the property with the T owns and maintains that boundary. No T marks? Then nobody has sole responsibility unless there's a covenant saying otherwise. In practice, this means the fence might belong to either of you, both of you, or technically neither of you.
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Short answer: not without asking first. Even if their side looks pristine and yours resembles driftwood, you can't simply start painting without permission.
Your neighbour can refuse permission for any reason - maybe they like the weathered look, perhaps they're planning to replace it soon, or they simply don't want purple fence panels. Unauthorised painting could lead to civil action for trespass or property damage. In extreme cases where deliberate damage occurs, criminal charges might follow - though this is rare. One couple in Birmingham faced legal action over unauthorised fence painting, highlighting how seriously these matters can escalate.
Dealing with Tatty or Broken Fences
Unless there's a specific covenant requiring fence maintenance (check those deeds again), you can't force your neighbour to fix their rotting fence. Frustrating? Absolutely. But that's the law.
Your options:
- Put up your own fence on your side of the boundary (check with your local council's planning department first - they can advise on height restrictions and whether planning permission is needed)
- Offer to pay for repairs - get this agreement in writing
- Live with it and invest in some fast-growing shrubs
If you do pay for repairs, write to your neighbour stating clearly that you're gifting them the fence work and it doesn't change the boundary position. Keep a copy with your deeds. Without this, future buyers might assume you own the fence because you paid for it.
Your situation may be slightly different. ask a question below ↓ and our editorial team will reply with our advice.
When Trees Become a Nightmare
That charming oak tree next door can transform into your worst enemy when it blocks your sun, drops leaves everywhere, or sends roots under your foundation. The law here is actually quite clear, which makes a nice change.
You can trim any branches or roots that cross your boundary line - but only up to the boundary, not beyond. You don't need permission, though telling your neighbour first usually prevents unnecessary conflict. The trimmed bits legally still belong to your neighbour, so offer them back (they'll usually tell you to dispose of them).
Got a tree with a preservation order? You'll need council permission before touching it. Check with your local authority first - unauthorised work on protected trees can land you with fines up to £20,000.
One word of warning: if your trimming kills the tree or makes it dangerous, you could be liable for damages. Consider getting a tree surgeon's advice for anything beyond basic pruning. And never drill holes and pour in herbicide - that's criminal damage and judges take a very dim view of it.
Keeping Things Civil
Most boundary issues can be sorted with a friendly chat over the fence (whoever owns it). If talking doesn't work, consider mediation services - many councils offer these, or you can find private mediators through the Civil Mediation Council. These services cost far less than going to court.
For construction work near boundaries, don't forget the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 might apply. This requires you to notify neighbours before certain types of work on shared or adjoining walls and boundaries.
Court should be your absolute last resort. We've seen cases where legal fees exceeded £30,000 over a strip of land worth £500. Before reaching for your solicitor's number, ask yourself: is this dispute really worth the cost, stress, and permanent damage to neighbourly relations?
Last year , he cut his side really low and wanted me to cut my side low but I declined as i wanted privacy and to keep it the same height as the hedge all around my garden .
He doesn’t like this and so now throws his side of the hedge clippings over the fence into my garden , onto my rockery and drive way , obstructing my drive and ruining my rockery display .
Is he allowed to just throw everything onto my property or does he have to give it to me in a reasonable manner ?
Thsnkyou
I'm 65 with mental health issues
When asked is he doing this he says noo that it's me
I'm lost for answer
I'm 65 with mental health issues
When asked is he doing this he says noo that it's me
I'm list for answer
i have been sent a letter from my neighbours solicitor demanding a reply within 24 hours of receipt of a posted out letter
regarding the boundry fence i have checked with the land registry and there is no matking on either side to whus fence it is
my house was built by the same builders all be it at a latter date and did not add to the land registry who owns the fence so i assumed this would be jointly owned
there is no mention of the boundry between the two properties
regards
john white
They've just told us that the fence we had put up is on their land, and want us to move it. We asked them to prove where the boundary was if this was the case, we of course would move everything if correct. He has shown us a copy of a red outline on a drawing he says is his deeds, we have said that the red line is only an indication of where the property is ( which is what Land Registry have told us) so now we are at a stalemate position, I just don't know where we go from here. Is the land legally ours as its been tended bu the owners of our house for the last 19 years regardless of original ownership? How do we work out exactly where the property boundary is? We have applied for our deeds, but we are expecting the dubious red line picture similar to our neighbour. It seems so unfair that someone can do this completely out of the blue and leave us with an expensive mess to sort out (they just want the fence moving, they aren't interesting in paying to prove boundary) if anyone can help I'd be very grateful, I don't know where to go from here I want the problem to go away
Therefore,can you please advise me what action I can take agsinst him and how I go about it.
Many thanks.
Our neighbour agreed to the party wall which is part of the conservatory wall although nothing in writing.
Our neighbour now wants to build an extension but it has come to light the conservatory builders have built into our neighbours boundary. We were unaware of this until the neighbour is saying they want us to take it down otherwise they lose a lot of space.
The company whom built our conservatory 3 years ago are now in liquidation !
Help what can we do?
Despite explaining this, they have gone and painted it a darker colour anyway.
What can I do about this.
Theres a lady upstairs private. She been there 11years. Iv been 2.4 yrs.
She has her own access to her own garden around the building. But want to use my gate access to walk through. I don't want this. Now the council are suggesting to put a fence through my garden to loose part my garden at council expense. To add land and value to her deeds. In a pandemic. This is ridiculous.
Iv had to pay for a land Registry. Which states she only has access for emergency sewage and water.
Its seems the council are not protecting me a council Tennant. It seems they more for upstairs lady. She should be private sector.
Please help me urgently.
Unless there was an an express condition in the title deeds for the house that requires you to maintain your side of the fence to your neighbour’s specifications (which would be very unusual), then there is absolutely no obligation under law for you to do what they’re asking. If you don’t have a copy of your title deeds, or having trouble understanding what they say, Citizen’s Advice or a lawyer would be able to easily check this for you. Hope this helps.
Having sleepness nights worrying so any advice would be most welcome.
My neighbour knows he's got half of my bedroom and doesn't want to fix it. what can I do can anybody help me please
Thanks
I have been told that when an encroachment takes place, if you write to the neighbour every 10 years objecting to the encroachment, adverse possession cannot take place but if selling it can still affect value of property. Does anyone know if this is the case? It has to be done properly, and best done through solicitor. Proof required.
Have also heard that after so many years that, something like 20 years, time runs out and neighbour cannot re-apply. Would anyone be able to elaborate on this?.
These situation can seriously damage your health. Cheers
I made a planning appliction to rebuild, on the same foot print and have done so. howwever, we need to have access to next doors field to put up the guttering.
As a note the first two feet of the land is mine anyway, but he agrues that point and conciddering we both own 20 arches of filed adjoitning each other im not fussed.
I do not cncidder this to be a new building as it is build in the original foundations and foot print. was the work nessacary yes it fell down, am I covered under the accessing neibours land act.?
Do I have access to what I have been told is my land whilst this goes on?, the neighbours are treating it as theirs. Measurements were taken and the actual correct boundary was pegged out and marked on the adjoining pedestrian walkway. these marks and pegs have been since removed by the neighbours. I am having my garden landscaped for the spring, getting quotes and planning what I need. I obviously need to include all my garden in this. what are my options.? Please help highly stressed and frustrated.
All was ok for the last 13 years as I only had 1 car, however my son recently turned 18 and I purchased him a car I am now having notes left on my sons car about parking everyone has a garage and a space and as I said everyone double parks so we have done the same but they don’t seem to like this even though there’s plenty of room. Any advice before I go to a solicitor I have tried talking and being nice but it’s all aimed at my son who they think they can bully
Regardless on how long your neighbour has 'adversely possessed' your land unless they apply to the Land Registry to legally own it, it's still yours. Most websites state it does belong to your neighbour without them having to apply to LR .... trust me it doesn't until Land Registry give it to them!
I quote "have been in possession of the land for at least 12 years prior to October 2003 AND have made an application to Land Registry for registration under paragraph 18 of Schedule 12 to the 2002 Act, or..... have been possession of the land for at least 10 years, have made an application to Land Registry for registration under paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 2002 Act, notice of which is given to the registered proprietor who then has a period of 2 years from their objection to remove you".
Land Registry plans give a general boundary, unfortunately you have to instruct a RICS surveyor to measure your legal / true boundary. I instructed ours to give us a Court Prepared Report - which delves into all historical documents / aerial photographs etc! Does cost more but if your dispute is as bad as mine, it's worth it!
Don't just agree or stay quiet when your neighbour is doing something you believe is wrong, as they tend to take advantage of this! Stick to your guns, be strong and don't let them doing anything without you absolutely agreeing to it in writing. Also, send them registered letters - quoting 'without prejudice' with your concerns and / or you do not permit them to put anything up within your boundary.
Anything within your legal boundary, you are within your rights to remove it. Best practice is to inform your neighbours that you will be doing so. ie give them 14 days notice in writing through a solicitor and as the police told me, this is sufficient to thereafter remove whatever they have erected within your land to remove & your neighbour cannot sue you for criminal damage - but do remove it with due care and record footage of you doing so.
I could go on & on.... good luck everyone!
4 metres us to large
(Probably a stupid and obvious question, to which I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to but just wanted to double check! sorry, just want this nightmare to end!)
What are the minimum distances for planting.
I would be grateful for your help. I’ve just moved into a semi detached house. There is a boundary wall in the front of the house and my neighbour has decided to erect a sandstone ornament on the wall.
I approached the neighbour gently to ask if he wouldn’t mind not putting it on the boundary wall.
He advised the wall was his so he could do what he wanted.
I’ve looked at my title plan and there is no reference to who owns the wall.
I have gone back to my conveyancer who acted on my sale because in her notes when I was buying the property it says I’m jointly responsible for maintaining this boundary wall.
I’d like to be able to prove that he needs my permission to put this ornament on the joint boundary, but I’m not sure how I go about proving this.
Pls can someone help - this ornament is ghastly, large and soon to be cemented to the wall!
Thanks
Since it is his wall in effect, by building it our side of the boundary, attached to our house, will that affect us when we try to sell our house in a couple of years?
We are really concerned now!
Thank you.
Neighbour 1 now requires Neighbour 2 to replace the section of the boundary fence that was removed without authority or permission and reinstate it to the original specifications using the same materials, and reminded them that removing any of their property with the intention of permanently depriving them of it is an offence.
1) Is there a time frame that complaints about the removal of a shared fence must be made in?
2) Do they have to put it back to the original specification bearing in mind the original fence was built more than 25 years ago
3) How can a fence be put back onto the correct side of the concrete posts (which are still standing) when Neighbour 1's fence is now in the way?
My neighbor has claimed ownership of the property surrounding the house up to the wall, so in effect when I go out my back door I have to turn right, I cannot turn left and she has constructed a new build cold house for barrels as it is a pub, less that five inches from my house wall. Then one window looking to the right of the road has a big pub sign in front of it, I asked her to remove as I was led to believe I am entitled to light, she said "NO ITS BEEN THERE FOR OVER 70 YEARS." So I cannot plaster one side of my house which is ancient stone and looks attractive but it is letting in damp, she wont let anyone onto her property to plaster it. Deed maps and land registry maps are very sketchy as it is a very old building. badly need advice. This is in southern Ireland. Thanks everyone
A lot of the time houses are built differently to plans so physical features and historical evidence should also be factored in. Technically unless you have a determined boundary there is not a lot you can do unless you and your neighbour agree on where the boundary is as there is no right or wrong answer.
Unfortunately many buy a home in good faith and there are some vile bullies out there not content with their purchase who will cause misery to others by stealing what they know in their heart of hearts isn’t realistically theirs.
If you have a reasonable neighbour point out the history and that despite their survey you have had an as built survey done and collate your evidence from the history on google earth council plans etc and see if you can reach an agreement. If not mediation/civil mediation and ultimately a court would decide and must be very aware of those that instigate disputes and spoil the enjoyment of those who want to live a peaceful and harmonious life.
Currently there is no wall between the two properties separating the drives. On the ground there are bricks laid around the tarmac floor of the neighbour. Looking at the building wall of the neighbour I believe that the bricks are half way theirs and half way mine (width wise). I did not have problem with this before but now my neighbours are parking deliberately on the edge - to the point where if a wall existed they wont be able to open their car doors when parked. I asked them politely to park reasonably to which their response was 'I can park wherever I want on my property'. This has now forced me to have a brick wall erected so that they can stay within boundary.
I have spoken to my builder and he agrees with me that half of the bricks (width wise) are on my side. I asked him to build on top of the existing one (on the half) but he says he needs to dig a bit for the foundation otherwise the wall wont be stable. I am not sure what my legal options and rights are. Can I ask the neighbours to move their bricks away so that we could build the foundation? Can we cut the bricks in half so that we can do the work on our side? If we do that and their tarmac is ruined/damaged then are we looking at fixing their side?
They are being very problematic so having a clear partition will help with having any further bitterness with me I hope. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
when i came out to speak to him - he became very abusive, shoutingm swearing, raising his hand on me and telling to go the crazy house. police was informed and statemnt filed for this case.
my concerns on having this hedges is a potential subsidnce issue (as we had many problems before and all due to the trees at my neigbour property.) also the maitance of the hedges from my side - im not willing to take on this job on me...
what shall i do? he defently crossed the boarder line.
Thanks Marg
Thanks.
Which would no doubt upset my long standing neighbour.
How do I stop this from happening before the changes are carried out?
Another question, can I now erect a fence at the front of my property now the houses have been up since 1995?
Screwed in hooks forcefully bowing the fence.
Dog has chewed areas.
Screwed in a large washingline onto a post making it wobbly from the weight of her laundry.
Garden furniture/ toys stacked against fence.
Shoved lots of foam up and down the fence in gaps, worsening them and forcing the wood apart further.
I don’t have anything on it on my side, I just want the thing to be left alone to do its job as a fence but she seems intent on breaking it / using it for things other than its purpose.
She refused access to her garden for it to be repaired. I would like to know if theres a letter template out there somewhere listing that it’s actually illegal for her to tamper with my property that I could show her?
Thank you.
only thing is the tree stumps which were his trees are now between the boundaries of both houses.
can I errect a new fence taking back my land. or will I need the deeds of my house to confirm that the land he has taken is mine
However, there is a joint path that runs alongside our drive and alongside neighbouring properties hedge. The house next door is council owned, however we have never met the tenants despite being there 6 weeks.
Contacted the council to mark the boundary so we can erect a fence (next door seem to think our drive, between our cars is a shortcut to their front door), and they told us we cannot move the path slabs and the only way we can erect a fence is if we put the fence on our side of the path resulting in us losing about 8” of land which over a period of time I believe would under common law, become the land of the council.
The reason they said we cannot mess with the slabs is due to our neighbours access (ambulances, white goods etc.) which would be totally acceptable if they didn’t have a gate across THEIR drive that they have chosen to padlock. Also, the hedge that belongs to the neighbour can surely be cut back to maintain their access and they are not welcome to these bleeding slabs.
Just don’t know how to rectify this issue so has anyone else experienced this?
Eric builds a wall round his property and uses a shed that is already in place, as his line of boundary.
Gary owns the shed and the access road around Erics property.
All is peaceful.
18 years later Eric tells Gary that he wants the shed taken down because he actually owns part of the land that the access road is on. Eric produces an ordnance survey map which seems to show that there is 2.5 feet of the access road owned by Eric.
QUESTION: Has Gary earned the right of continued use of the land and therefore cannot be made to remove all or part of the shed?
He has left the original damaged 1960's ugly brick wall on my side of his fence
Can I remove as though he has said he will do something about this he is clearly not going too.
The wall no longer has no support and I have had to remove a few of the large blocks which I have given to him
My neighbour who has mental health issues, (calls me the devil at times when abusing me) is hell bent on preventing me from using this alleyway by either threatening me verbally (for which I've had to get the police several times), blocking my way physically herself and having placed plants in tubs, wooden planks and even a bin to prevent my using my gate. This has been going on for about 3-4 years now and the police to date have been totally ineffective despite the fact that a few months back in the presence of witnesses and in a rage, she actually pushed me. Unfortunately she is a very fit lady in her 80's ...yes 80's!..but I've been told several times by her son that she suffers from delusions and that she doesn't take her meds and he can't make her..but surely if this is the case Social/Mental health services should be involved??... This I have emphasised to the police but to no avail. In addition to this even without giving her eye contact, she will even approach me on the street or on my on driveway will start accusing me of nonsensical things, shouting at me the whole time.
However my entryway is a big problem for me as I now realise that if I'm unable to resolve this, I won't even be able to sell my property at this rate and don't know who to turn to for help. All the houses in the road of the same design have shared access to this (I've checked each household) snd tge 2 gates to each garden hsve been present since I bought the property so no changes made). The deeds unfortunately don't show the boundaries sufficiently and when I've called the land registry they weren't able to give me verbal confirmation that this is shared access.
I'm at my wits end with this as commonsense would dictate and even the police agree that the entryway is for both our uses. Can anyone suggest any route I can go down in order to stop this woman from what the police have said is harassment and get this issue redolved as I'm finding it increasingly difficult yo even maintain my property and would be a health and safety issue in the case of and emergency should I need to exit my property via the garden for any reason.
Help!
They have since started to remove the link fencing and concrete posts.
They have also built a wood shed with the corner of the shed fixed to our fence
on our land.
They have not asked us, they just do it and don't want to talk about it.
Do we have any other action than going to Court.
With thanks.
Art.
We bought our house a year ago. Replaced fence panels all around the house. Our neighbours neighbouring with our fence side told us now that they want the fence straightened out as the previous owner had it placed around some existing sheds which means it's slightly crooket at one place. We are talking about a couple of inches apparently over their boundary.... We are happy to straighten it although our concern is that they have paved up to the fence which means we will have to dig through the paved area to straighten it...who should rectify this for them if they request this fence to be straighten? Thanks
The path at the front my neighbours bought a big van and often park it on my path, could i errect a fence and a another gate here to still give them access to their garden but stop them parking and driving on the path? They have a drive of their own which fits 2 cars.
They are not neighbours i can speak with an have an adult conversation with
Few days measure an Amin this field and Find a peace of field in our boundry line.
So i wish that you give me a real advise that what am i donig.
In the 18 months I've lived here the neighbour has always been unpleasant. A few weeks ago I had some minor work done and the neighbour had a row with the builder over him putting some materials on his side for a short while. The next day the neighbour started erecting a prison style fence down the shared path. This wouldn't be a problem, if my house didn't have a small porch, erected long before I moved in. Consequently in parts our side of the path is only 20cm's wide. Far too narrow to get a buggy or wheelchair down, never mind have white goods delivered. On top of this my son has medical needs that means he sometimes needs an ambulance to be called. I tried talking to the neighbour but he was extremely hostile and wouldn't listen to reason. Neighbour insists the path is not shared but it has been shared for over a 100 years. Title deeds are very hard to fathom out.
I'm assuming my only option now is to go down the legal route.
Does it sound likely he would be forced to take down the fence?
Next door will only let us remove the hedge if we agree to put up a 6ft fence... do we have to or can we just remove this hedge as technically it's our side...
The police say if they do manage to get the fence up, there's nothing I can do. It can't be touched and civil trespass laws don't seem to protect the land owner.
Any similair experiences or advice?
They have also placed a plant pot within my boundary which is shown on my deeds,it is on a block paved angled area to access there parking space,this and other plant pots are also on the parking area it up to the boundary of the following property.
i do not speak to them as they are not nice people what can i do
My neighbour and I have both built new rear extensions which has taken away the boundary between our properties.
He is now claiming that it is a party fence and therefore the fence post would sit half on our property half on his, however this doesn't match the boundary line of the garden and will involve him putting a concrete post on top of the small wall we've built up to the party line...
However, in our row of houses, the precedent is for each house to own one fence and therefore to have the posts entirely on their property.
Can I force him not to build it on our side and simply build it in the logical place against our wall?
Thanks in advance
We're trying to sell our house and they have gone into the estate agents saying there's a dispute over some land!!! But no dispute logged any were
Our fencers could then start earlier than they said and started today. I notified our, non resident neighbours, by email on Tuesday this week that the fencers may be able to start this Friday and if they wanted to check the line of the new fence could they do it this week. They never got back to me so we started work this morning. This has led to a flurry of emails from our new neighbours about us having to take it down if they are not happy with the line it is on. It turns out that the line actually is now more in our garden then theirs, which I've told them, because of the nature of the new extension we have completed which is also inside our boundary. If our fencers finish the fence tomorrow do our new neighbours have any right to take it down? Thank you.
I would like to put a metal gate at the back of my property. The present gate is at the top of some steps which lead down to a foot path. The gate I want to put in place will be at the bottom of the steps to stop dogs and children getting on to the steps and annoying our dogs. So in effect I will have two gates, one at the top of the steps and the other at the bottom. There will be no obstruction or right of way on the foot path.
i went and asked the elderly lady next door permission to dig out the old compost heap i mentioned i had cleaned the land next to the boundary and an old pallet fence her husband had made 20 years ago had rotted and fell to bits.
Her response was you can do what you like down there its no concern of ours she didn't want to pay for a new fence, i realise now i should have had this in writing.
my digger driver came to clear the land and dug out the compost heap this had eaten 5 4ft into the soil and left a 3 metre by 1.2 meter hole i reinstated a new fence in line with the old boundary chainlink fence in the middle of the laurel hedge i have cut back my mother paid 280 pounds for the fence posts and timber and another 250 for a new 15 metre chain link fence to reinstate the boundary.
The neighbour has gone in for a hip replacement and her son has come round with deads saying the new wooden fence erected is 2ft 3 inches on her land, my answer its in line with the old boundary fence.
he has produced deads and is now taking legal action.
what are my rights and worst case scenario please?
The damage to the stack is due to non existent maintenance on their part. Am I legally responsible for 50% financial implications predominantly due to their negligence over time? Is there law or case law that has set a precedent?
I have a neighbour who has put up a plastic canopy above her door on a shared access, that is owned by the local estate, so that nothing larger than a car, including hers, can pass and I have a caravan that I would like to put around the back of my house. She insists that she owns a foot out from the side of the house but no other property in the village has this boundary to the side and when I have purchased the plans the boundary line clearly shows that it is her brickwork where the boundary lies. Her house is the only one in the village that has a front door on the side of the house and onto a shared access. There is no covenance available although it has been a shared access since the 1930's
I know this is classed as a civil matter but was wondering how I go about her removing it by law. Solicitors letters do not work and the owners of the land Belsay estate will not get involved
Our neighbours have hanging baskets nailed into our fence and hedges and ivy that is planted next to our fence. As you can imagine the ivy pushes through the fence panels and destroys our fence. This is the second fence that has been ruined this way. Unfortunately we are not able to communicate with our neighbours - saying they are not friendly is a vast understatement.
We now need to replace the fence again.
Is there anything we can do because we are wasting so much money replacing the fence every few years?
In 2007 my neighbour broke the wall leading to our shared alleyway and combined the land with his front garden. He now blocks access to the alleyway by parking his car in front of the gate and everytime we require access we need to ask him to move his vehicle.
Can you please advise me as to what can be done
The top is uneven ugly bamboo canes sticking up more than 2ft above our decorative fence - spoiling our view.
I have suggested that we could, AT OUR EXPENCE, install approx a further 2 ft of top edged trellis to match our fence, which they could use to grow plants against - if they would be willing to take down the ugly looking bamboo screening, which would still still show uneven bits sticking up above our fence.
Personally, I do not want a higher fence, but I feel we are trying to compromise and appease their wish for privacy and still keep the look of our trielis type fence.
BUT they are still refusing to take it down - are they being unreasonable??
party privit hedge and put in a new three foot fence, as we do not get on I know
he will try to put the concrete posts and harris rail on my land ( which I do not want )
so that he will gain extra land, can he do this without my permission ?
thanks kev
Can he stop me working near the fence. I am not saying the fence is not always touched or i don't put my hand on it sometimes. Also is it illegal for me to even touch his fence accidently or or just to take a breather.
We have 6ft closeboard fencing which is our and we are responsible for ( in our documents when we bought the house).
The neighbour dogs has damaged the boards over the years ( bolting against them) and we keep having to replace them. Also they have thick branches that are growing into the boards and intwinned also on concreate posts.
I want to repair boards and crecote it their side. I cant do this without the branches/ plants being removed.
My qu stions are:
1) who can i contact to help sto the dog bolting against the fence. The dog warden said they cannot do anything as its in their garden.
2) i have written to the neighbours to ask permission to gain access to creacote it and asked if they could remove anything growing on the fence.
What happens if they wont remove branches/plants? Because then i cannot treat it and it will continue to damage the panels. Can i gain acces if i dont hear back?
Can i ask them to contibute to repairs that need to be made?
Any help would be much appreciated.
They are council tenants and I am a homeowner. As it stands I do not have immediate access to my deeds but I am pretty sure we would both have right of way.
I would like to divide the pathway into two seperate pathways allowing us both an equal size right of way respectively.
In order to do this I would need to take a small portion of the shared pathway and then use part of my drive to create the two means of access to our doors.
My neighbours are notoriously unapproachable and incredibly rude so speaking to them is genuinely out of the question so entering into a boundary agreement directly with them would be futile!
My question is, what options do I have as a homeowner as I want to make sure I go through the correct channels to avoid issues in the future? Do I contact the local authority directly in order to enter into a boundary agreement and even so would the local authority seek permission from my neighbours?
We are in rented accommodation and according to our housing officer she can do this. I how ever don't think she is allowed to do this unless I am in agreement with it.
I would like to put up a fence to improve security and visual amenity, but two neighbours are objecting as they use the path for bin storage and access for window cleaners.
I've tried to discuss but they are staunchly against, what can I do now this is very frustrating and I remain worried about security.
i dont know what to do im scared & its making me feel so bad ! i live on my own ! he knows this & he knows i have depression hes bullying me & i dont know where to turn !
can anyone help pleaseee
Can I remove it or what action can I take to have it removed.
She has told me to put my own fence up which seems ridiculous and would also move the boundary line.
Where do I stand?
6ft wooden fence blocking the view we have had this view for 18 years and there was no problem we have our property on the market and now he has come up with this idea. Can he erect a 6ft fence Thank you for your answer.
We have an issue as in our back garden we have what appears to be land slippage/subsidence at the bottom of the fence panel with the slippage going from our garden into theirs.
We are on a hill so their garden is lower down that ours and there is nothing in the deeds which stipulates who is responsible for the fence however it appears the issue of slippage has resulted from them levelling their garden out from being a hill to a relatively flat garden and its been levelled so much so that the concrete haunching that holds the fence posts in place is fully visible, the fence post is a little but wobbly and we our garden dips down next to the concrete fence panel.
I've tried to talk to them but they are denying its anything to do with them. What can I do?
Also to complain about this to me she opened her upstairs hall window, which opens directly over my garden, as its in this same wall of their house. Its an obscured glass window...can i stop them opening it into my garden? As i feel they are spying on me right into my garden.
My neighbours garage wall runs in my garden and has been since the house was built. My deeds say
'a garage has been erected by us having a gable wall in common with that of an adjoining dwellinghouse or garage such gable wall shall be mutual and shall be maintained at mutual expense of the adjoining proprietors'
My question is, can I paint the garage wall that runs in my garden and is there any restrictions if I do ie can I paint over perspex windows?
between my house and there,s
The hedge was clearly on my property and had been there for almost 40 years so other neighbours have told me.
this week my neighbours started again they have taken it on themselves to remove about 10 inches off my
property and replace the hedge with some sort of makeshift fence that they have made out of old woden palletts
and pieces of wood.
just need some advice on what i can do about it if anything??
thank you.
He also had scaffolding put up in our driveway around his house so we lost the use of one parking.
All this was done without our permission.
He gave us no indication of what he was doing.
In fact he told my partner he was putting up a ready built loft and it would take 3 days!
This project began mid January and its now nearly the end of May.
We have asked for compensation as the scaffolding makes it difficult getting in and out of our own property but the neighbours seem to think its their right and they can do what they want!
We are pensioners and feel we have been totally taken advantage of as they refuse to take responsibility for their wrong doings and we are very stressed about everything and its just not fair.
What can we do?
2 years ago someone bought the house next door and changed it back into a shop. whilst the property was being converted back into a shop, the new owner phoned my mother and said they have removed the 9inch wide wall that divides the back gardens 20-25foot long.
And replaced it with a wooden fence. Saying that the wall was not structurally sound and had to come down.
I have looked at both of the property deeds and neither of them state who owns the wall.
My mother would never have agreed to the wall being removed. She didn't have a chance to challenge if the wall was structurally sound or not as she had no notice and feels she has been forced to just except the fence.
My mother is retired now and doesn't have thousands of pounds. Unfortunately I am not in a position that I could pay the solicitor and court fees.
Is there anything my mother could do now as the wall has already been removed. ?
He has been approached about it before and just ignored me. Surely it's not legal?
We have moved to a new house and have a brick garage near the boundary of our garden.next doors garden is 1 m higher than ours and they are using our garage wall to retain their soil. Is this legal?
I don't believe he has any claim to the parking area but can anyone advise about how this might play out if he tried to challenge it formally? Is the Land Registry plan considered to be the last word in such matters? Can he claim joint ownership over an old building whose purpose is obsolete and in fact no longer exists?
In 2005 the builder gained planning permission to extend the development which meant they were building behind us. The builders then erected a fence approx 2ft in from my back wall. The houses were completed in 2007 and the builder gave the land across from these houses to the new tenants.
The fence has come down so I am trying to establish who is responsible for this fence.
Please can anyone please help me on this matter
My next door blocked my access from the back, my house between two houses and I used to take my bins through his property to get to my back garden I am now can't do that and my bins in front garden. What are my rights in terms of can he do that? I can't reach him he moved and locked this gate with a lock! I can't let window cleaners can't access back! Electricity meter readers can't access back they have to go into my house to get to the back garden, I don't feel comfortable as I have young kids pls advices I have tried to be reasonable when he was in property but his excuses where door broke, I'll see etc. Now I can't reach him and house empty.
Thankyou
I instructed the contractor to stop and not drill so as not to cause an issue with the neighbours. The main issues are there is very little space between their garden fence brickwall and our house, there is a foot of concrete under the soil on our boundary and the contractor is reluctant to drill into the current wall as he believes it would probably crack as on our side it is mossy and very damp due to a lack of light, he called it 'frost' in the brickwork.
When we completed the searches on this property there was no record of any legal documentation between the neighbouring properties no planning permission or Party Wall agreements or ‘Line of Junction Notice’ under sections 1 (5) & (6) of the Act. Obviously we do not want to proceed with the garden fence without further advice, due to no agreement in place. For example who would be liable for any damage to the neighbours wall, given that there is concrete under our garden, (so unable to grow anything or put a higher fence in place without drilling, which is now probably going to cost s more money as more work is required) The contractor stated that for the size of the garden wall he hadnt seen such a wide band of concrete to keep it in place before.
I do not feel comfortable discussing this with the neighbours without gaining advice from yourselves.
Because fence isnt mine i have been told i can't do anything. Their metal Fence is rusted, falling apart, with broken off bits that creaping onto health and safety issues of metal sticking out towards mine.
Is there any legal ways of making council fix it?
If pissible, What should i base my complaint on and what should i look out for, evidence etc..?
Much obliged
Our back garden we have been told the left hand is ours, on our right hand side we put up a new fence but not on the boundary but in our own land. The neighbours is convince the right fence is ours, with the strong winds we have had the old fence has blown down in our neighbours garden. She is now saying it is our fence and we should go In her garden and remove this fence as it is our responsablilty
Please can someone help me as this is making me ill with worry
They have a conservatory at the back of their house and now they want to enter our property in order to replace windows up stairs.
Do we have to grant them permission even though we are selling our house.
She has chickens in her garden and I came home one day to find she had erected a fence in one half of the garden, nearest one to my house coming up to roof. She did all this without notifying me. Am I now obliged to pay her? Can I object to the Panel next to my house which is taller than the rest? Thanks.
Our house is kind of semi detached, the house neighbouring ours is set back so our side wall shows alongside their garden, their house starts towards the back of our house.
These neighbours are constantly attaching things to the side of our wall, trellises that cause damp problem with the greenery attached to them, they have also drilled in many of these attachments all without our permission to touch the side of our wall. We have even told them to remove them as they cause a problem however, they have simply attached more instead of taking them down. Is there anything we can do, are they in the wrong? etc.
Thank you very much for any advice or information you can provide.
I'm hoping to build a house in years to come at the very rear boundary fence exiting into (allocated land for building at a later date) this 2' of land he has now of mine will be required in time and will be helpful for a footpath maybe!...we brought the house4 years ago after the fencing went up roughly 6 years we think do we have a leg to stand on to ask him to move this fence to alleviate any stress later!
Many Thanks in advance...
Was the original builder of the bungalows correct in building next door's garage right on the boundary line between our two properties ?
They intend taking some of my land which they claim originally belonged to them - and I am guessing this took place probably 20 or 30 years ago with the previous owner. I knew nothing of this at the time of purchase as the garden was totally overgrown and inaccessible.
Can I stop this, even though I have only lived there a few months?
We always had a good relationship prior to this disagreement.
Thanks!
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We have a 12ft boundary wall at the rear of our property. The plans from the original deed of transfer in 1988 when the property was first purchased from the local authority by the previous owners show that it is owned by us. However in 2000 the land behind the boundary wall was developed into housing & the ground level increased greatly so that it is now 2/3 up the wall. Due to the amount of soil now resting against this wall & the moisture from it, the wall is severely damaged & also has plants sprouting from between the shot bricks. Who is responsible for repairing this wall given that it is their property that has caused the damage?
But three years ago we came to a compromise and resolved the dispute by shaking hands in front of 2 witnesses. (Have no issues now)
I'm thinking of selling my house will this cause problems in the future as nothing legal as been written and signed.
We own a semi detached house in which between our neighbour is a shared path for both houses to use. On our side of our house, there is a partition wall separating our and that path. Our neighbour has not put up a partition/boundary wall so it almost extends as if that path is their own drive. Does I have any legal entitlement that enforces the neighbour either to put up a defined boundary by means of either a wall or kerning or edging as despite repeated discussion, they keep abusing this boundary...Would appreciate any feedback. Thanks
I wonder if you can help. I satay in a mid terraced house and my neighbours
house is built slightly higher that ours they have bricks that run into our
property and they claim that from the edge of the bricks that is were the
boundary is. This has only come to thier light after 23 years because they claim thier solicitor told them that the boundary is in our property.
Thanks
John
Neighbor [in rented accommodation] has just completed a small building at the back that is by the fence boundary. However, his guttering trespasses the boundary and touches my building. Our two houses are frustratingly close.
Other than his guttering crossing into my property, its location inhibits any access to that area of my wall should I require any work carried out.
If he refuses to remove it - can i remove it? And, if I were to unintentionally damage it whilst removing it, am I in any way liable?
I really need your help.
We moved into our house 2 years ago and are now wishing to replace the old fencing and posts with new panels and posts. We own this boundary. However the neighbour has a metal post installed deep on our boundary line. This metal post was there before we moved in and is used by the neighbour to hold a shade sail up.
Can I ask my neighbour to move the metal post slightly into his garden so that it is not sitting on the boundary line? This will allow me to install full length fence panels. If he doesn't want to move it what rights do I have to get it removed from the boundary line? For the long term I wish to install full sized fence panels and not have to cut any of them them to fit in with the metal post.
There is a tall leylandi causing vision problems entering and exiting the property and based on information from both highways and the council we intended to have removed.
The neighbour to our left produced his title which shows they own most of the land as a strip around half of the close, Highways show it as their land.
We also have letters from the council in 1997 at least 5 years before the current owner purchased stating that the piece of land was unregistered. My suspicion is the neighbour has managed to register this land as theirs despite the boundary showing clearly on OS maps back to when the properties were built in the 1950's.
My concern is since Highways state they own the land the adjacent landowner (us) is also responsible for keeping the hedging under control and both our title and the neighbours does not state we have the right to close the neighbours land via the driveway. I cannot imagine council would issue planning permission for a driveway across land we or they did not own.
Any advice would be greatly received.
Thanks for your help
Can anyone give me advice on whether I need to lower the height of the fence or whether I am within my rights.
Thanks
This week a HUGE bunch of children have started pulling in all manner of rubbish literally two foot behind my back fence and have 'built' a den.. well.. more like a house of crap. They have broken down many of the small trees which has removed a lot of privacy from my house and even though I keep asking them not too damage the trees.. give it a few days and they try again.
My question is this.. what the hell can I do about this? Is the barrier between park and house council land, public land, my boundary or what?
The noise from the park is one thing, but the noise from 10 kids camped outside my back fence is completely another. Not to mention that a childrens den / structure today is a hide out for a completely different breed to teenager tomorrow once they see it (we already have a huge teenage problem at night). Its obviously dangerously built.. and all said and done just a huge pile of rubbish.
I am not a kill joy, but there is no fun in this any more and its been going on for 7 days now and the crowd has grown from 2-3 to the aforementioned 10 now. Between the hours of 3:45 and 8:30 its just banging, screaming, swearing right in my back yard (ok 2 foot beyond the fence anyway)
Talking to them friendly as not helped, and to be honest, in this day and age, I know I will just get 'mums and dads' coming round giving me grief for telling off their little angels (though believe me, the amount of m**ther f****rs I am hearing from the mouths of these darling 8-10 years olds makes me despair of kids today.. but thats another story
advice on way forward much appreciated.. if I clear it myself, I have no way to dispose of the rubbish to be honest.
I have recently had a new fence put up at the back of our garden, it was replaced because the old fence ( which was paid by only me) as was the new one, The neighbour never offered, was broken. So we have a lovely new fence only to be ruined by bird poo as he has attached ( without permission from us ) a bird feeder to the fence also other items such as trellis and plants. We are unhappy about this. Do we have any rights to ask him to remove at least the feeder?
Many Thanks
I've put an offer in on a house which has been provisionally accepted based on selling my house..
The potential new house is end of terrace & row with side access to the garden.
Today I went to see the potential new house & the neighbour happened to be in her front garden. She was keen to tell me that the side pathway is shared access & that it's on the deeds! She said she only uses it if she has a lots of garden rubbish & it's not often.
The estate agents did not mention the shares access (funnily enough).
But over the years to come I was planning on extending to the side with a wrap around extension. Which may not obviously be possible if the shared access is on the deeds
The conveyancing etc hasn't even started yet, can anyone advise.. Firstly how to take it forward?
Secondly if there is officially shared access, is it possible to buy back the access So that an extension can be built?
Many thanks
We moved into our property 4 years ago and did notice the shared hedge had been removed in part and our shed and bin store tarmaced area located there instead. This was probably done about 25 years ago. Neighbour now selling his house and has asked us to move shed and tarmaced area over into our garden the width of the hedge which it occupies. We will lose garden space and flowerbeds if we do this.
The hedge is shared and our shed and bin storage are located in the full width of the hedge (no further). This neighbour has a garage positioned a few inches away from our shed.
Legally where do we stand? Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Our neighbours are now claiming that half the width of the path belongs to their property.This also means that we no longer own half of the shared land.
While we were on holiday they have removed half the width of the path and claimed the land.
This is a problem because they are now only 44cms from our windows. All solicitors letters have been ignored. We are in our seventies and we know that we can't face a court case. All offers of mediation on our part have been ignored. Please help
My Neighbours fence runs the length of his back garden adjacent to a public alleyway/footpath and is constantly getting damaged, does the council or housing association have a responsibility to replace.
The property is owned and the fence is to the right when looking on to the garden from inside the rear of the house.
Kind regards
He said he bought his boundary inside those posts years ago, he has a fence all the way around, these posts have been part buried for many years, there's only 2 feet visible above soil. Does he have any claim on the posts, or not as it appears he moved his boundary many years ago, we've only been here 2 years, trying to find out from other neighbours how long ago he established his new boundary.
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He ahs just bull dozed all three front gardens and made one massive driveway. That's not so much the issue, but he has started to build a thrich brick wall right next to our fence, with hardly any gap between. We paint our fence every year to maintain it and now we will not be able to access it. We own the boundary. What can we do?
Thank in advance
My boundary wall is right on the edge of a vlei (which is council property) now due to the winter floods in the vlei and the vlei land being slightly lower than my land and boundary wall, my boundary wall is slowly leaning towards the vlei and I am worried that it will fall at some point. I asked my insurance if they will repair the wall and they rejected my claim, as they say that the wall is slowly falling over time and this falls under the provisions of "Acts of God". Can I then claim this from the council as it is their land which is causing my wall to slope?
My neighbours have started to build an extension which has turned our house from being detached to a semi, they claim there is an inch gap between. There may have been at the bottom but by the top of the wall it's touching. They gained planning for part of the extension but claim that some of it is only a store despite the block work all being joined.
What can I do?
What does this clause means in our deeds We are on plot 3 - 'Together Also With the right to enter on Plot 2 on the Vendor's All Saints Lane Dev. which is shown marking (as on Land Registry)giving reasonable notice except in case of emergency for the purpose of maintaining, repairing the side wall, roof, gutters or pipes of the dwellinghouse hereby conveyed the person exercising such rights making good all damage occasioned thereby.'
Just to clarify - the high level guttering that is invading our neighbour's airborne space - are perhaps 2-3 metres long and 2 storeys up [as they are on our boundary wall but they do not discharge into the neighbour's land!] - as at the end of our house, they then turn the corner into our own land and discharge onto our own property.
As I say - he is just being a miserable old beggar as he's upset that his lengthy letter of objection was ignored and our planning application granted. I can't see how he has a hope in hell of getting a solicitor to even listen to his claim let alone it get any further and I can't see the purpose of his objection. If it's not bothered him for so many years - but still this is not very pleasant and I don't see what satisfaction is he getting out of being so unreasonable - perhaps his telly's broken and he's got nothing else to do?
Thanks
Any advice about how I should proceed?
All was well for about 28 years until the present neighbour moved in and occupied only the top half of her building leaving the basement level with my ground floor empty and unheated. Also she left guttering unrepaired so that water was directed into the back wall of my property. When I tried to discuss this with her she then initiated a boundary dispute saying she would be getting her solicitor on to me. I heard nothing. The land registry plans of both properties show the boundaries quite clearly and I suspect she was advised as much. In the interim, no repairs done to her guttering and water pouring into my wall ( so I attempted to prop it up to reduce damage) also mice coming in from her empty basement. (She had told me she was feeding the one who came into her kitchen) 2 years on I have damp down from the where the guttering has dripped and efflorescing plaster lower down where the wall is part of my larder. Then there are people working on next doors roof and guttering. But the next rain water pouring down my walls and I note that my guttering has been raised so no longer feeds into the collecting tophopper. I put my concerns in writing with a photograph as she is never in when I call round.
I receive a phone call from her daughter in law saying they have reported me to the police for harassing her and photographing her property. I go and talk to the police they cannot tell me if I have been the subject of a complaint but say they see nothing wrong with my letter. A builder visits late in the evening and says he does not like what I have suggested about his work next door, although he is evasive about what has been done by himself and what has been done by the neighbour's son. He suggests the guttering has been lifted by the wind which is bizarre as it has been fixed in place and a piece of mdf shoved behind her guttering and there are bits of her old guttering on my coal hole roof.
I have been in the cottage 36 years and a once cosy dwelling is deteriorating due to my neighbour's lack of maintenance, and I feel victimised and intimidated if I try and raise issues. Any ideas?
Therefore, there is a huge slice of land that measures 10 feet, who would that belong to? There is a fence on that has separated us for many years but if we go by my accurate measurement then that fence would now need to be moved and that would mean my neighbours suddenly gain the spare land? Legally, does anyone know where I stand?
There is a long row of foliage that has been in place for nearly 18 years that would then be in their side of the 'new' boundary line?
We have a detached converted ground floor flat , we have had a wet rot problem due to our neighbours side passage pathway being above our air bricks , so that when it rains water can seep in and no ventilation because they are blocked. Possible been like that for 30 years! There side passage is next to our flank or the house so our house is on the boundary wall. where do I stand in being allowed to lower his ground to give the subfloor of our flat the ventaltion it needs? And would the boundary exist where the foundations actually start?
Thanks in advance
me to turn them off which I did ! One night I forgot to turn them off and my neighbour cut them and removed them! Does anyone know the law on this ? Have they committed an offence or have I ?
The plans have not been ok by the council yet but I have notified the company and the council that I don't wont my fence removed. I have been told if the company did remove my fence and put up new one I could have problems if I was to sell my house.
What can I do
Now have damp inside my cottage.
Surveyor says flower bed needs to go.
Neighbour not keen last time we discussed this problem.
What can I do? Do not want to fall out with neighbour.
Regards RB
We were told by the sellers and agents that off road parking was included for one car on a shared access driveway.
We were told the neighbours are lovely? (they are not!!)
One the 2nd day after moving in the neighbours confronted us about parking my car on the driveway. We told them we had bought the house and included in the description is shared access parking. First come first parked ,was how it was described to us.They said this was not the case and most of the driveway belonged to them (not true).This nastiness continued and last week we received a letter from their lawyers informing us that this is a shared access driveway ,no parking allowed on it, by us or them! We now have to park on the road and we feel cheated , that the house we bought , (with off rd parking) in fact does not have parking, they have 5 dogs that howl and bark incessantly and the sellers lied to us saying these neighbours were nice.?
Can anyone give us advice? The access driveway between houses is about 5m wide from house to house and about 10 m long to the start of the kerb. Our house and their house has a gate and fence at the end of driveway ,connected to the end of our properties. So no access to either property is required? Please help.!
My property is situated in the middle of two other houses the house to the left overlaps at the roof and after some 20 odd years the neighbour on the overlap has decided that the land as you look at the overlap is there's. Having looked at the plans there is no measurement to state anything. Also we have access to the communal path on both sides as you come in from the left on the communal path there are two steps a top and a bottom one the bottom one leading into to out property and this is were the disputes starts we have two strips of decking that run from the property to a wall and they have suddenly claimed that this is their property they have been to their lawyer and he has informed them that this is their property but the plan does not define this. We thought this had gone away and our argument was never about the boundary it was about a wall on that again was painted for 20 odd years and they deicide to scrape the paint off without saying anything. This is now at the case were relations have broken down and we just need clarification on this.
Thanks
John
many thanks,
Jock
Originally there was a hedge marking the boundary between my property and my neighbours. My neighbour cut the hedge back so far and left gaping holes in it. I placed a fence down my side of the hedge on my land to prevent his dogs getting in. He has now removed the hedge and placed ply wood onto my fence causing the fence to sag. The recent strong winds caused the fence to collapse under the strain, there were also cable attached to the fence which was noted when it came down. When we were away for the weekend he entered our garden and removed the boards and placed a chicken wire fence up attaching it with two pieces of wood to my piece of the fence that has been left standing (the only bit with no plywood attached to)! Where do I stand legally?
i presume is this ok to do?
please advise
we are an end terraced house sharing a path to the back gardens, the neighbours next door block the path so i struggle to pass....
nicky - 12-Mar-14 @ 8:21 PM
Our neighbour puts his bins on the path so we have to move them every time we go in and out of our garden with push chair and bike. Is this legal?
Also they would need access to our garden to install it. I have said this is unacceptable,
thank you
What are my rights as a council tenant who wants her privacy.
Have never had problem with any neighbours before.
Stressing me out as dont feel safe anymore as single parent.
Thanks
When we moved in 12 months ago there was a fence and a gate between the 2 houses, it was in poor condition, so we have just replaced it moving it back around 4 feet so our meter cupboards can be accessed, and we have put a lock on it and provided the neighbour with a key for access in the event she wants to clean windows or other maintenance.
When we bought the property the deeds were looked at and there is nothing legalised about actual boundaries, but the back fence of the neighbours and the kerbline of their front drive - may mean 18 inches or less of the land at the side of the house is their boundary; they believe that they should be able to put their dustbins outside our back door so want another gate so they can put their dustbins there - as we have a dog and need security we believe we are entitled to have a gate that encloses the property, the lady is usually pleasant and we spoke to her about the gate and would be giving her access, and told her saturday it would be done this week, now she is insisting on double gate - don't want to fall out with her, but we know there is no title deeds with sizes etc on as had land registry out when we bought the house - but she is insistent that 3ft down the side of the house is hers and we shouldn't have put in a gate anyway it should be left open, as we say this was not stated as condition in the deeds etc when purchased the house. we are just going to give her the key and say if not happy then she will have to seek legal advice, she says going to move in the spring anyway. I am thinking to put a post in and leave 18 inches between the gate, but the boundary line is hers to fence and she won't do that so therefore the security of my property would be compromised - am I entitled to ensure the security of my house and been reasonably in giving her a key. There is soil on the side of the house that we weed and maintain she doesn't volunteer for that!
I have money aside to do the work however being a first time buyer and never encountered council rules etc with a matter such as this I have a question.
after speaking to my neighbor she has told me that I can get intouch with the council and request that they pay a portion of the cost of a new roof on my own home. purely on the basis that it is attached to a council home.
can someone please tell me if this is true and where if known could I get something saying this in writing as I am sure if I ring the council with the question they will say no regardless of the truth.
or am I just living next to a compulsive lier.
many thanks
I am trying to get adverse title - using the argument that it has never been maintained at public expense.
Any one had any experience of this?
Alos I have the neighbour from hell who believes it is his god given right to drive over the front corner of my "garden" saying its the councils and therefore pavement. How can I force the council if I cannot get adverse title (which means the police will take action) to protect this piece of garden.
As we are in the corner of a cul-de-sac I have put a fence up to stop next door damaging my frontage, if you could see theirs you'd know why plus they run a logging business from the house but have managed to convince planning otherwise. Highways have said it does not cause an obstruction but have said if next door winges again they will insist I take it down, but three doors away have built a two story extension on their bit of front service strip.
I just need help to protect my front garden and stop the nasty neighbours from next door destroying my frontage. Can anyone help.
From what I can see with the adverse possession if I can prove that his area is not maintained at "public expense" then I can get title, but I am being told that "public expense" means I pay to maintain it. Does anyone have a full legal definition of Public Expense as set out in the Highways Act
I have a driveway to one side of my property which runs into my carport and onto my garage. The boundary runs between my drive way and my neighbours front garden can I assume my boundary is the edge of my concrete driveway.
My neighbour has erected a 40 cm picket fence, the post supporting it are in his garden butted up to my concrete driveway and the fence is fixed to the post over my driveway. It is his fence so should it not be erected over his garden and not my driveway.
P.S. the fence was in situ before I brought my house 18 months ago.
Shortly after moving we removed a large shed at the end of the garden and three panel on the right ( as you look out into the garden) because they were damaged. A couple of years ago, we ended up replacing the rest of them along that side- a total of 10 panels. Recently we've had some work start in the garden and have noticed that the concrete posts holding the panels are in a really bad way- cracking and breaking away. We approached the neigbour and suggested that as we had already replaced the panels, that she should contribute to the replacement of the posts and towards the labour we would change of the 3 panels that we had put in initally so they matched the ones put in more recently. she claimed it wasnt her side - even though she agreed that the front wall dividing our driveways DOES belong to her!! Apparantly, according to her, you have reponsbility for opposite sides front & back (???!!) having told her that this was nonsene- your boundary doesnt zig-zag front-to back, if its the right at the front, it should be the same at the back, she then came back andsaid even if it was hers- it wasnt a priority for her to replace the posts as 'they look alright from her side'- despite the fact that they could collapse and actually are likely to damage the panels as they dont hold them securely.
According to our title deeds- the western boudary is the one we have responsibility for- having checked with Land Registry- this is in fact the fence at th end of the garden which edges onto the alleyway, They have no information at all about the responsibility of either side fence and have said that we would need to find out who had replaced it or that we got agreement amongst ourselves to cover the costs- except there is no willingness to share any costs by the neighbour on that side.I contacted the solicitor who dealt with the purchase,they have now destroyed the file and cant access the information on the seller information form and having made contact with the previous owners, they werent able to shed any more light on the matter other than confirming responsibility for the fence at the end of the garden.
Having spoken to the other side the owner of the ground floor flat is willing to share the costs for replacement of that side.
What I have been advised by my landscaper is that if we are to pay for the replacement of the fencing on the right hand side, we should stake a claim on that boundary as the other neighbour is not willing to contribute towards the costs.
Firstly, can I apply to have the boundary assigned and take responsibility for the fe
I am currently in dispute with out neighbour over encroachment. We have a relatively new property so the boundaries and land ownership is clearly defined in the deeds.
We have a detached house with a 3 foot pathway between our house and our neighbours. The land is owned by us and the actual boundary is our neighbours external wall.
Our neighbour has right of access to the front and back of his property along this path with we dont dispute. However our neighbour has decided to fix a set of double ladders to the boundary wall between our properties without seeking our permission. we have already raised our concerns that he has illegally put the ladders on the wall and that they are encroaching on to our land.. He disagrees as cos he has right of access he has rights to store stuff on his wall regardless of it being the boundary wall.
Unfortunately the guy has the attitude of "its my house i will do as i wish" attitude which has soured relationships between us...
does he have the rigth to store is ladders there? also if he is using the pathway to access his ladders and not to do maintenance etc. is that trespass?
Any advice would be appreciated......
The School keep sending me threatening letters saying i damaged their fence and when was I to replace it.
I have had quotes and every company who has seen the fence is appalled that the fence has been so neglected.
I have had a survey done in the even of court.
The previous owners lived at this house for 40 year and in 1976 they complained the the LA that tennis balls were constantly coming into their land. The LA then erected the galvanised fencing, the same corroded fencing that the present Head of Governors is stating that I damaged.
How do you think this should be settled, bearing in mind I dont have surplus money to spend on solicitors fees.
We are moving from our council house that has a yard that i put up £440 worth of wooden trellace around to help encourage neighbourly love, non of the neighbours planted any flowers and infact have being bullying us because we apparently think we are better than them because we wont get stoned with them, we decided to sell up and move .
A) Do we have any legal right to dispute that they on our land given the plans were approved in 1992.
B) Do we have to pay to replace the gutter to a new position or should they contribute to the costs given they over the boundary.
C) Do we have any claim to some of their back garden since they now have taken some of ours?
Does she have a right to do this. She hasn't asked because we fell out over something else so don't speak. How can I deal with this?
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