Neighbourly dispute about boundary - who to inform?

Mrs_Arcanum

Neighbours of a dreadful occupant have been very wary of complaining in case it affected their ability to sell in the future.

poppysarah

If the dispute disappears when the trees are trimmed ... does it need declaring?

pimento

What if the neighbour is selling to someone who sees the leylandii as a plus point? If the OP says nothing, they might find themselves back at square one because the vendor might have a different insurance company.

I'd be having a word with the estate agent.

Mr_Forgetful

If the trees are dealt with I haven't got a issue but I don't know technically if it needs declaring. Once their trees are cropped I will be the happiest man in the street. It's going to affect my property and its value if they aren't dealt with. Apparently they can keep growing until 90 foot and we only have 9 at 50 at the mo. The garden is on a slant too so they look incredible.

evoke

Jeez.

OP: it's not your job to inform anyone. The seller declares the dispute and the new owner may not give a toss one way or another. You say the house is likely to sell quickly. It sounds like you're worried about your current neighbour selling up and doing a runner before the trees are cut down.

And how do you know his insurers have asked him to crop the trees? Why is that any of your business? If the worst that will happen is that they'll write another letter to him then it doesn't sound like a big problem.

If the trees are causing you problems or affecting light into your property then contact the council. But remember that it will go on record and you'll then have ot declare it if you sell your property in the future.

poppysarah

evoke wrote: »

Jeez.
And how do you know his insurers have asked him to crop the trees? Why is that any of your business? If the worst that will happen is that they'll write another letter to him then it doesn't sound like a big problem.

The OP has had their insurance company involved I think ... which makes it their business.

Mr_Forgetful

That's my worry.

Its only my business as I have been copied in on all of the details from their insurers as my report was initially sent to their insurers by the neighbours. It then came back that I was a claimant even though I haven't technically done anything apart from sending them a report recommending the trees need looking at else we will both get subsidence. We have had subsidence to the external patio walls but that can not be claimed against as there was nothing wrong with the house. It cost me thousands to get it sorted.

The trees are now further away from the house but we worry about how big these trees are getting. The lawn in that area is dry as a bone and we dug down to see the soil at a depth of a metre and it was clay like it had come out of a furnace. Further away it was moist as expected. I have to plan the garden around this. We're ok for light but they can't have any in their garden so maybe the new neighbours will chop the trees down. If it was me they would be gone.