Neighbour put up fence on MY side of the garden....

david29dpo

You will need to prove the fence is in the wrong place, remember the red line on the land reg plan is only an approximation, plus once the line is scaled up, it could be upto a foot wide!

p_joker

you sound like me, I bet you sit there getting wound up and getting your self all worked up and its really nothing is it? they put the fence up years ago, its a tiny bit of land get over it, don't go ripping fences down you will upset the poor lady next door and what good will that do? my dad bought a house in 1996 and found out several years later that a small piece of land out the front of his house doesn't actually belong to him although he still has to maintain it, this annoys upsets him because when he thought b@gger it im going to leave it he got a letter from the council saying if you don't keep it tidy we will cut it and bill you so every time he works on it he thinks all this and its not even mine now that's annoying.

paddy's_mum

Don't even think about kicking off a boundary dispute (especially over a fence that is only 4 inches out of true) unless you have extremely deep pockets and are happy to keep your local solicitor in the style to which he'd like to become accustomed and, at the same time, relish the thought of having to live next door to someone who hates you and has the power to make your home life a total misery.

Been there, done that ....

Richard_Webster

Anyone can put up a fence in their land but not on someone else's - so issues about who's fence is which up and down the road are not relevant. Unless there are specific covenants about fencing (which are often unenforceable in practice) there is no obligation to fence your land.

Equally you can't stop a neighbour putting up a fence as long as it does not exceed 2m in height in a back garden.

The only point here is that the neighbour can't put the fence on land he doesn't own.

scrooge786

Thanks GM and all those that have ACTUALLY given some really helpful advice, and for the rest. I did come her for JUST that, HELPFUL advice, not to be MOCKED at!!!
The reason why I did not realise/do anything earlier is because I have had alot to deal with over ythe past few years, Some very difficult Personal problems.
It may just be 10cms or so, but it's the principal of the thing. I have no intention of wasting money about it, by going to solicitors. Which is why I would prefer to try and get it sorted it out amicably.
FYI she is NOT a 'Poor Old Lady', quite the opposite, its very easy to just assume, when you don't have to live next door to her.

tyllwyd

Have you tried talking to your neighbour? Would it be possible for the fence to be taken up and moved those few inches back to where it should be? (Would it be obvious to her to be able to see where the correct line is?)

If it was me, I think I'd start off very non-confrontational, and ask if you can have her landlords contact details, because you aren't happy with the fence that he put up, and you'd like to talk to him about moving it slightly. Then at least you'd see what her attitude was to it, whether she was going to get upset or not.

scrooge786

Hi Tyllwyd, I wasn't quite sure if it was better to talk to her (as she is a tenant) or the LL directly, (which is practically impossible as he's never there). I may either speak to her directly and see how she reacts, or may just post a letter through her letterbox addressed to LL.

BornAtTheRightTime

10cm, not even wide enough for a footstep...

missile

BornAtTheRightTime wrote: »

10cm, not even wide enough for a footstep...

It is a joke or more likely the OP is one of the growing band of trolls on this site. Maybe the one guy/gal with multiple user names?

scrooge786

NO It is NOT a Joke, and NO I am NOT a Troll!!!!!