Neighbour has just built a fence on my land!
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I am currently refurbing a house, and took a couple of weeks off, came back and my neighbour has built a fence on my side of the front garden.
It is a small front garden that I wanted to convert into a drive, so space is at a premium.
I spoke to the wife, and she said the fencer followed the line of the previous fence, which is a lie, and she keeps on referring back to the fencer, we are only at the preliminary stages so don't want to lose my cool at this point in proceedings!
Photo attached!
It is a small front garden that I wanted to convert into a drive, so space is at a premium.
I spoke to the wife, and she said the fencer followed the line of the previous fence, which is a lie, and she keeps on referring back to the fencer, we are only at the preliminary stages so don't want to lose my cool at this point in proceedings!
Photo attached!
Photo doesn't really show anything, other than a fence(!) but perhaps worth going on Google street view and screenshotting images of previous fences, depending where you live you might have several different years worth of images. Or just ones from 2009. Either way, probably useful for any conversations with neighbours
mikeyr said:
Photo doesn't really show anything, other than a fence(!) but perhaps worth going on Google street view and screenshotting images of previous fences, depending where you live you might have several different years worth of images. Or just ones from 2009. Either way, probably useful for any conversations with neighbours
It shows the fence off the centre of the brick panel by circa 2"Based on the brickwork it only looks to be about 3 inch out. Is it worth falling out over and the legal requirement to list neighbour conflicts when you come to sell? I think I would let it slide if they were otherwise good neighbours in terms of being quiet and not doing stuff to annoy me, but would keep a close eye on them in future. Bigger things in life to get worked up into a lather over. If they were nobs and neighbourly relations were already at a low then I would challenge it just out of principle.
Tisy said:
Based on the brickwork it only looks to be about 3 inch out. Is it worth falling out over and the legal requirement to list neighbour conflicts when you come to sell? I think I would let it slide if they were otherwise good neighbours in terms of being quiet and not doing stuff to annoy me, but would keep a close eye on them in future. Bigger things in life to get worked up into a lather over. If they were nobs and neighbourly relations were already at a low then I would challenge it just out of principle.
I'm afraid the photo is deceptive, the posts are 6x6 and are concreted in on my side of the boundary line.Assuming that your house is on the left, it looks as though The fence has been installed as though it was “your” fence - you have the rough side (the posts) and the face on their side appears to bang-on the property dividing line.
I know they put it up, but is it actually your fence on the deeds?
I know they put it up, but is it actually your fence on the deeds?
WelshRich said:
Assuming that your house is on the left, it looks as though The fence has been installed as though it was “your” fence - you have the rough side (the posts) and the face on their side appears to bang-on the property dividing line.
I know they put it up, but is it actually your fence on the deeds?
There is nothing on the deeds declaring or indicating fence ownership.I know they put it up, but is it actually your fence on the deeds?
I totally missed the section that runs back to the brickwork on my first look, is this right?
If so then it does look to be too far over and as others have said they've made the decision to give themselves the "good side" - perfectly legal but generally considered bad form, especially if the bad side is facing outwards out of the boundary like this.
The deeds should show the exact boundary but you'd think the brickwork would be confirmation enough.
Can you check Streetview and the satellite view to indicate how it's been previously as evidence?
If so then it does look to be too far over and as others have said they've made the decision to give themselves the "good side" - perfectly legal but generally considered bad form, especially if the bad side is facing outwards out of the boundary like this.
The deeds should show the exact boundary but you'd think the brickwork would be confirmation enough.
Can you check Streetview and the satellite view to indicate how it's been previously as evidence?
Edited by thetapeworm on Tuesday 20th May 23:29
thetapeworm said:
I totally missed the section that runs back to the brickwork on my first look, is this right?
If so then it does look to be too far over and as others have said they've made the decision to give themselves the "good side" - perfectly legal but generally considered bad form, especially if the bad side is facing outwards out of the boundary like this.
The deeds should show the exact boundary but you'd think the brickwork would be confirmation enough.
Can you check Streetview and the satellite view to indicate how we it's been previously as evidence?
Deeds, street view and satellite view are not in enough detail and the garden was overgrown prior to my arrival and yes the yellow line would be the common sense boundary!If so then it does look to be too far over and as others have said they've made the decision to give themselves the "good side" - perfectly legal but generally considered bad form, especially if the bad side is facing outwards out of the boundary like this.
The deeds should show the exact boundary but you'd think the brickwork would be confirmation enough.
Can you check Streetview and the satellite view to indicate how we it's been previously as evidence?
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