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Neighbor trying it on :(

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  • timmyt
    timmyt Posts: 1,628 Forumite
    AstraTurbo wrote: »
    Right the lonely guy next door has decided to be an ar*e

    baring in mind we have been living at a property since 2001 he is saying a fence in the back garden is on his property and has basically asked to move the fence

    I have check the title deeds and to me the fence looks inline with it but im not sure what to do as he has threatened legal action, im really annoyed as he has only done this after he has seen the for sale sign thats gone up


    any help with what i can do that wont cost the earth :(


    Thanks in advance

    Unfortuanetly, you have to disclose this issue to the Buyer. Your lawyer will explain.

    It is no use your neighbour saying 'move the fence' as he needs to support why. If he has a plan with exact measurements then wow, that is rare, so he will be hard pushed.

    Problem is, very clever timing for him, as to get it sorted so as to not put off a buyer, he is expecting you will agree.

    is it too much expense/land to agree to - so you can simply sell and get shot of the neighbour?
    My posts are just my opinions and are not offered as legal advice - though I consider them darn fine opinions none the less.:cool2:

    My bad spelling...well I rush type these opinions on my own time, so sorry, but they are free.:o
  • bethesda
    bethesda Posts: 539 Forumite
    AstraTurbo wrote: »
    baring in mind we have been living at a property since 2001
    AstraTurbo wrote: »
    its just rerally funny how it happens when we are trying to move out, we have had next to no trouble with him the whole 9 years,


    sorry to jump in but i agree with poppysarah..............i don't think he wants you to move away.:)
  • AstraTurbo
    AstraTurbo Posts: 33 Forumite
    edited 2 January 2012 at 3:42PM
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  • prudryden
    prudryden Posts: 2,075 Forumite
    Unless there is a natural boundary, e.g. a stream, a ditch, then it will be next to impossible for him to prove where the exact boundary is located. As pointed out above, it is a rare occurance to have exact measurements to the millimeter. Boundary lines are even smaller than that.
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  • hethmar
    hethmar Posts: 10,678 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    You already have a dispute - so you will have to report it to a buyer.

    Its up to you how strongly you feel about it. Speak to him, show him your deeds and the photos etc and ask him why he feels they are wrong. Then if you want to sell and go, let him have what he wants - the new people will see the fence in the place you have moved it so will be buying the garden like that and you can get away from this bloke.

    We have a neighbour from hell who actually climbs up a ladder to cut off 6 inches of twig overhanging his boundary - we lived here happily for 14 years til he bought next door and if we had known what he was like we would have moved pronto.

    Cut your losses, forget your pride and get out.
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    If the dispute is resolved by the fence being moved does the "dispute" have to be declared ... but what's to stop him coming back for more?
  • Clark80
    Clark80 Posts: 161 Forumite
    Speak to your solicitor
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Tell him he can have the 2' but he must pay for the move of the fence.
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  • Batchy
    Batchy Posts: 1,632 Forumite
    pimento wrote: »
    Tell him he can have the 2' but he must pay for the move of the fence.

    Sounds like a great idea to me... especially if your moving!! What do you care as it wont effect your next property
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  • cheepskate_2
    cheepskate_2 Posts: 1,669 Forumite
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    Wonder if he did it with the last neighbours and was paid off with some cash and is trying it on again to get a bit of money out of you.
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