Neighbours tree question

cyclonebri1

melb wrote: »

please could you tell me where you found the reference to the 20 years' enjoyment of light as I have a similar problem with sycamore trees growing unchecked over a boundary I share with a property development company owned piece of land which they seem unwilling to maintain. thanks

http://www.easthants.gov.uk/ehdc/formsfordownload.nsf/0/FE82A49C3CE06C9980256C870059D2F6/$File/Treesthelaw12_02.pdf

Hope that works, I'm crap at links. It is a local gov website but it does refer to the "law"

OddjobKIA

macman wrote: »

Find the cheapest cowboy 'tree surgeon' around (basically some guy with a chainsaw and a length of rope) and get him to do the job.

If you employ a tree surgeon without the proper qualifiactions and insurance YOU can be liable for any damage caused. You are also liable for employing an unlicensed tree worker.....

It takes around 3 months to qualify to cut down trees and costs up to £8k..so thats why they charge what they do..


but as someone has said instead of worrying abou the tree ( if something does happen its their insurance that pays not yours)...and enjoy it and all the wildlife it brings into the area..

cyclonebri1

OddjobKIA wrote: »

It takes around 3 months to qualify to cut down trees and costs up to £8k..so thats why they charge what they do..


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It takes around 3 months to figure out how to operate a till at tesco's to, figure that one out.

DKLS

You could advertise cherry wood on freecycle, buyer harvests themselves, fruit wood is popular with people who keep parrots, I give all my fruit tree pruning s to an old colleague for her macaws to chew and perch on.

maisiescamp

the_cows_udders wrote: »

My neighbours do nothing with their garden. A garden firm come in once a fortnight and mows the grass, but everything else just grows wild.

We live in a semi, and they have a tree that is now taller than the houses. It's 5m from the house wall with a 3m spread and it's just on their side of the boundary. I do have their permission to chop off anything that overhangs on my side, but we only have small step ladders so all the overhanging branches above 10ft haven't been removed and it now overhangs by up to 3m. Due to the way the house faces, the tree blocks all the sunlight by mid-afternoon and the whole garden is in shade which is a shame as we'd like to be able to sit out in the sun after work and have BBQ's and stuff.

I've recently noticed today among the mass of other stuff, that there is now a secondary tree growing about 1.5m from the house. It is currently about 10ft tall. I know that potentially it could grow as big as the other tree and I'm worried about the damage both the tree and it's roots can do to my home.

The neighbours couldn't care less, and they are the sort of people to ignore things until a problem is caused. I really don't want it to get to that stage.

Is there anything I can do to make them remove the second tree?

I also remember when I renewed my insurance, I was asked if there were large trees growing within a 5m distance of the house which I truthfully answered no to. Will this tree will affect my insurance next year?

I can wholeheartedly sympathise with you! We have the exact same problems with our neighbours. They have 3 huge trees that are taller than the houses and have grown so wide that they have now intertwinned.

However they do not care at all as they don't use their garden, although about 6 years ago the roots of one of the trees affected the drains and 3/4 houses were affected and all had to pay to have them repaired. It still isn't enough to make them do anything about it though.

We stupidly didn't notice it when we viewed the house before we bought it 4 years ago but it turns out that the people we bought from climbed the fence and cut the tree back as much as the could when the neighbours were on holiday:rotfl:

The people that live behind them couldn't even get a analogue tv or sky signal because of the tree and managed to get the council involved who told our neighbours that they had to cut the tree back which they did a little but to be honest is grows so quick that it only made a difference for a couple of months.

Anyway just wanted to tell you that you are not alone and I know how annoying it is not to be able to sit out in the evening because it is miserable and dark because of a horrible tree!

patman99

It's copper nails you need to kill a tree. Ideally hammered-in in a ring around the trunk about 2 CM apart.

cyclonebri1

patman99 wrote: »

It's copper nails you need to kill a tree. Ideally hammered-in in a ring around the trunk about 2 CM apart.

Or just about any acid sprayed over the foliage, sorry matron :(

Mojisola

patman99 wrote: »

It's copper nails you need to kill a tree. Ideally hammered-in in a ring around the trunk about 2 CM apart.

This is a myth.

artha

melb wrote: »

please could you tell me where you found the reference to the 20 years' enjoyment of light as I have a similar problem with sycamore trees growing unchecked over a boundary I share with a property development company owned piece of land which they seem unwilling to maintain. thanks

The right to light is very clear if you have something that obviously depends on light e.g a greenhouse. Once a greenhouse has been in place, and regularly used, it establishes a right to light. the point of law in this case is that it cannot function without natural light. A house on the other hand can function with the aid of artificial light

tanto

you did not say if your neighbours house is owned or council / housing association if they do not own the house contact the owner and raise your concerns