Grumpy neighbours tree clippings left in my garden

[andygo]

The grumpy neighbour we have has had his conifers lopped off. Apart from the fact it's the worst job I have ever seen - looks like a aircraft has skimmed them en route to crashing - the workmen have left a load of cuttings in our back garden.

When they did the job on Friday they asked us to leave or gate open which we did for most of the day. We had to go out late afternoon, but told them with half an hour to go that we needed to go out and lock the gate. They didn't come and remove the rubbish, but I spoke to them again as we were leaving and they promised to come back on Saturday. Quelle surprise! they didn't appear.

We dislike the nutcase neighbour, so we are minded to just chuck the stuff back over his fence. I'm certainly not goingt to cut it all up and take it to the tip for him! Am I within my rights here?

[Johnnytheboy]

I think (a bit hazy) you may even be legal obliged to give them back!

[hornetrider]

Lob them back over. Job done.

[talksthetorque]

Tell him to remove them.
If he refuses, just have a nice fire with them every time he puts his washing out, or is out enjoying his garden.
If the fumes are going his way, you are technically returning them.

[andygo]

The fire option isn't really a goer, lol.

We have had a couple of run ins with the neighbour in the past - he's a bit of a nutcase with a harridan of a wife so I won't be giving him any dialogue as he is a complete a hole.

As long as I'm technically in the clear, I'd prefer to give him his rubbish back just to equal things up a little in our dealings with him!

[marshalla]

Johnnytheboy said:

I think (a bit hazy) you may even be legal obliged to give them back!

You certainly do if you do the trimming - they're the neighbour's property even though you have a right to trim anything overhanging your land.

[Devil2575]

Go and have a conversation with him. Don't go in prepared for a battle, go in being perpared to understand his point of view and be reasonable. He probably has no idea that the people he employed to trim his trees have not cleaned up properly.

[Devil2575]

talksthetorque said:

Tell him to remove them.
If he refuses, just have a nice fire with them every time he puts his washing out, or is out enjoying his garden.
If the fumes are going his way, you are technically returning them.

If you want this to escallate into more than it needs to be then take this advice

[Mr GrimNasty]

marshalla said:

Johnnytheboy said:

I think (a bit hazy) you may even be legal obliged to give them back!

You certainly do if you do the trimming - they're the neighbour's property even though you have a right to trim anything overhanging your land.

No, you have to offer the arisings, they don't have to accept, in which case dumping is your responsibility.

[The Surveyor]

Why did you have to lock the gate to your garden when you nipped-out, would it not have been easier to have left it unlocked for the short time you were out so they could clear up whilst they were actually finishing off?

[andygo]

The Surveyor said:

Why did you have to lock the gate to your garden when you nipped-out, would it not have been easier to have left it unlocked for the short time you were out so they could clear up whilst they were actually finishing off?

Security. Easy to take a peep into my garage which has a tasty assortment of tools. I normally have the window covered on the inside but had taken it down to paint window frame.

[andygo]

Purity14 said:

Just go and put them in his garden waste bin, easy.

Would need about 6 wheelie bins!

[sorrel]

We had a situation where our nutcase nieghbour cut overhanging branches and ivy (which he had every right to do, no problem with that) but then simply threw the entire mound of cuttings over the fence, destroying several plants SWMBO was very keen on. She was mad as hell and called our local community police officer who popped next door to tell the idiot that the method he'd chosen to "return" the cuttings was anti-social behaviour and could result in an ASBO if he continued doing it.

Best to bundle them up and hand them over, as the moron next door was told to do.

[PAULJ5555]

andygo said:

We dislike the nutcase neighbour

So why did you let them through your gate and on your land.

[lukefreeman]

Burn them.


Along with his house.

[Craphouserat]

Put them in his garden - maybe mention to him that he has his property back.

[anonymous-user]

PAULJ5555 said:

andygo said:

We dislike the nutcase neighbour

So why did you let them through your gate and on your land.

He didn't - if you read the OP it says he let the workmen in, not the neighbour

[PAULJ5555]

garyhun said:

PAULJ5555 said:

andygo said:

We dislike the nutcase neighbour

So why did you let them through your gate and on your land.

He didn't - if you read the OP it says he let the workmen in, not the neighbour

I know this - but why be helpful to the work hes having done who ever you let in.

[Monkeylegend]

No very PH I know, but you could always dispose of them as if they were yours if you don't want to get into another argument. Would that really be so hard to do?

[andygo]

There's lots. I'm not into spending an afternoon sawing branches up thanks!

I'm going to put a note through his door suggesting he gets in touch with his contractors to remove by close of play tomorrow or they will be put back over his fence with more care than they did when dropping them onto the young plants in my veggie plot!

Edited by andygo on Monday 2nd March 13:28