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New fence, neighbour is now being a right pain

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.34 PM

I recently moved into a terraced house , there is a fence on the front garden on one side ( it looks awful as well), but it is clearly in my property, the next door neighbour put it up a few years ago as the previous owners of my house didn't look after their hedge, so the neighbour took the hedge down and had a fence put up. She shouldn't have because it's not her side to do,but now I want to put a new fence up as I have done at the back , she was fine with that, now she is saying I can't take her fence down, even though it's clearly on my land. I do have a photo to show everyone, but not sure how to upload it here

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4 Answers

ENCANTO LTD

Rating: 5 out of 5

Birmingham

I would write a polite letter stating that the fence she erected is on your land and you are intending to remove it (AND entitled to remove it) and replace it with a new one that is positioned exactly on the boundary line between your two properties. Ask her for any objections she might have. I don't see how she can object though. Give her a date that she needs to have replied to and advise when you are intending the new fence to be erected. Essential: if the work goes ahead, take plenty of before, during and after photos as evidence. Good luck.

Answered3 September 2020

Town and Country Gardens and property maintenance.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Newport, Gwent

Take it down and give it back to her and put a new one up on the correct boundary. By rights should only be up to 1.2metres high on front of the property. Hope this helps. Simon Shukman Town and Country Gardens and property maintenance. 07974955445.

Answered3 September 2020

Edin Property

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Helston

Take a copy of your deeds to a solicitor, you need to be 100% in the right before you do anything! This could involve surveyors fees to ensure you own what you think, but keep neighbour onside......where you can

Answered3 September 2020

Kernow landscaping

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Redruth

Only the owner of the fence may make any changes to it, even where the other side of the fence is on neighbouring property. This means that if you erect a fence in your garden, your neighbour must ask for permission before painting or staining their side of it. Similarly, they may not grow trailing plants up it or any similar activity which may cause it damage.

Answered30 September 2020