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LL refusing to replace damaged fence
vlevans
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Just wondered if anyone offer advice,
The fence belonging to the house next door to my mum and dad fell down last week in the high winds and has damaged their flowers and shrubs, not to mention leaving their property open too.
The fence has been in desperate need of repair for some time now and although my mum and dad have said to the tenants that it needs replacing nothing had been done.
Now the fence has fallen down she has contacted to company who rent out the property and they have said they need the tenant to contact them to be able to do anything about it (this seems strange to me)
So mum and dad are now stuck with a fence panel missing, the rest of the fence half fallen down and in bits and their plants and shrubs ruined, because the tenant hadn't done anything about it and the LL won't do anything until the tenant reports the fence!
Any advice please???
The fence belonging to the house next door to my mum and dad fell down last week in the high winds and has damaged their flowers and shrubs, not to mention leaving their property open too.
The fence has been in desperate need of repair for some time now and although my mum and dad have said to the tenants that it needs replacing nothing had been done.
Now the fence has fallen down she has contacted to company who rent out the property and they have said they need the tenant to contact them to be able to do anything about it (this seems strange to me)
So mum and dad are now stuck with a fence panel missing, the rest of the fence half fallen down and in bits and their plants and shrubs ruined, because the tenant hadn't done anything about it and the LL won't do anything until the tenant reports the fence!
Any advice please???
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Could they just have a word with the tenant and ask the tenant to report it?:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:0 -
There is no obligation on the part of a property owner to maintain or even erect a fence.0
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Sorry if I wasn't clear they have asked the tenant before it fell down and last week after it happened and the tenants reply was not my problem you want it fixed you do it!0
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Ok well if the tenant cant be bothered to report it to the Letting agent/ landlord
then there is nothing you can really do.
As above there is no need to erect a fence if they dont want to, they can just leave the boundary empty.:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:0 -
Why don't your mum and dad just pay for a new fence and when having it fitted have the nicer side facing into their garden.0
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Contact the landlord directly? If the tenants refuse, and the agent also, this is the obvious next step. OK, he may not care, but equally he may be shocked that 'his' agent is doing nothing about property maintenance on his behalf - he may even be paying the agent to do so!
Ask the tenant/agent for his contact details.
Download his name/address from the Land Registry for £4.
Talk to other neighbours to see if they know who he is.
But if he too is not interested, you may need to DIY the fence0 -
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Depends if there is a covenant in the deeds. If, not, then no obligation.Cheeky_Monkey wrote: »Not sure that is strictly true. I've read just such an obligation where fences/boundaries already exist in several copy Deeds.
that's why developers often put long lists of covenants in when they sell....0 -
but can anyone other than the developer enforce the covenant?Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.0
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