Grumpy neighbours tree clippings left in my garden
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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?
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?
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!
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!
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 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.
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.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.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.
Best to bundle them up and hand them over, as the moron next door was told to do.
garyhun said:
PAULJ5555 said:
andygo said:
We dislike the nutcase neighbour
So why did you let them through your gate and on your land.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!
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
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