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Boundary Wall

BOBBIs_MUMMY Posts: 850 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 10:15AM in House buying, renting & selling

We recently moved into our house, we know from the plans that the fence at the bottom and to the right (looking out of the window) are ours. There is a brick wall to the left of the property that seems to run from the back boundary of our garden all the way to the front of the housing estate.

It has never been clear who owns this boundary we asked our neighbour prior to purchasing the property & he said clearly it was nothing to do with him, however we have a letter that the solicitor forwarded to us dated 1991, where him and the previous owner of our property went halves to have the wall repaired and he organised for the work to be done.

The wall stands approx 5ft tall and we do feel somewhat overlooked on that boundary. The solicitor stated at the time of sorting the sale out that because it couldn't be ascertained who owned the wall there was nothing stopping us putting a fence along the wall to gain some privacy.

Yesterday, we moved our 2 tier rabbit hutch into the border which is in front of the wall in an attempt to try to privatise the back garden a little till we can afford fencing/tall plants. The hutch stands on a table and is approx 7ft tall at the top point.

Our neighbour has spoken over the wall to my husband this morning and complained that it blocks his view over our garden from his kitchen window. His kitchen window is approx 20ft away from the brick wall.

Any advice please where we stand on this matter please??

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poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 10:54AM

Do rabbits like being so high?

Depends if you want to fall out with the neighbour or not. Plant something that will grow taller but not too tall inside your side of the wall and then they'll have something prettier to look at.

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crazyguy Posts: 5,495 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 10:58AM edited 23 October 2011 at 11:08AM

Sounds like a Victor Meldrew type who just wants to be nosy and see if you will run around your garden naked, if he is saying it is nothing to do with him then surely you can go ahead and do what you want within reason.

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Phil3822 Posts: 604 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 11:03AM

I am not sure what the official line is but if the hutch is on your property and I was you I would be telling neighbour to get over it. Surely it does not matter what boundary it's near. Maybe I am wrong and will learn something here but I doubt he is entitled to a view over YOUR garden. For me, I would not be happy knowing a neighbour was having or wanting a view over/into my garden.

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BOBBIs_MUMMY Posts: 850 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 11:13AM

The rabbit hutch is tidy, apex roof type not a tatty old hutch. He didn't complain when we replaced the fence at the bottom of the garden blocking his view to the playing field behind in fact he asked as soon as we moved in when we were going to do it!! we will def be doing something along that side of the garden as we do feel very overlooked obviously within the legal restrictions which is why we wondered what the height restriction was re placing the hutch there

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jc808 Posts: 1,756 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 11:18AM

"Blocks his view of our garden'

See I would have told him to go poke it right there...

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Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 11:33AM

No-one has a right to a view.

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BOBBIs_MUMMY Posts: 850 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 11:50AM

We plan to speak to the council tomorrow as we really need to ascertain who's wall it is, the neighbour has told us it needs various repairs which it does to be honest, if we can ascertain if it is ours or not we will be glad to repair it..................................... and build it as high as we are legally aloud to!!

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deary65 Posts: 818 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 11:52AM

Have a look around this forum:
http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php

Any posts by myself are my opinion ONLY. They should never be taken as correct or factual without confirmation from a legal professional. All information is given without prejudice or liability.
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Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 12:22PM

I don't think the council will be able to tell you anything. You need to look at your deeds and possibly next door's if yours aren't clear on the matter.

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zara*elise Posts: 481 Forumite

23 October 2011 at 3:20PM

Sorry, no advice, but it's very odd he wants to look over your garden! Do he currently have a view of rolling countryside and magnificent hills and valleys over your garden?

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