Fence blown down in the wind, ownership & boundary disputes

Doozergirl

The responsibility of the boundary and ownership of the fence are two different things. As there is no requirement to have a fence, the fence belongs to the people who paid for it - ie. both houses.

Responsibilty for the boundary should be found in the title register or plan, which you may have from when you bought the house or will be available to download for the land registry.

Even if the boundary is your neighbours to maintain, they can lay the fence down on the floor and leave it. You only need to mark the boundary with a piece of string if that's what you want to do. Or Posts, which the fence posts might do.

Apreciar

adouglasmhor wrote: »

Even if they do own it, how were they negligent? So it's irreverent.

Irreverent? That is what you are to other party; irrelevant is what your comments are.

Plasterer

Apreciar wrote: »

Irreverent? That is what you are to other party; irrelevant is what you comments are.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

adouglasmhor

Apreciar wrote: »

Irreverent? That is what you are to other party; irrelevant is what your comments are.

So what? Public forum, I can post where and what I like so long as it is the terms and conditions of the forum. What are you and your wee friend (who can't even quote properly) going to do about it? Nothing that's what.

stephen25uk

most home insurers wont pay out on storm damage to fences,hedges or the like

KateLiana27

Doozergirl wrote: »

The responsibility of the boundary and ownership of the fence are two different things. As there is no requirement to have a fence, the fence belongs to the people who paid for it - ie. both houses.

Responsibilty for the boundary should be found in the title register or plan, which you may have from when you bought the house or will be available to download for the land registry.

Even if the boundary is your neighbours to maintain, they can lay the fence down on the floor and leave it. You only need to mark the boundary with a piece of string if that's what you want to do. Or Posts, which the fence posts might do.

Exactly.

It's a shared fence as both properties paid for it - so he's in no way liable for the damage to your car.

Yes, it would have been nice of him to help you clear it up, but not everyone in this world is nice.

If you want a new fence, speak to the neighbour and ask to go halves. If they say no, you'll either have to pay for it yourself or do without one. If it's in an exposed position and is likely to be subject to wind damage in future, I might be tempted to do without.

adouglasmhor

Plasterer wrote: »

Nothing "wee" about me!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I see you have learned to use the quote function properly well done.

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KateLiana27 wrote: »

If you want a new fence, speak to the neighbour and ask to go halves. If they say no, you'll either have to pay for it yourself or do without one. If it's in an exposed position and is likely to be subject to wind damage in future, I might be tempted to do without.

Or go for a shorter fence - say a 3ft panel fence, which is really two foot wooden panels (preferably something strong like closeboard rather than the elcheapo wayneylap) on top of a 1ft concrete gravel board - or a fence which won't catch the wind the same - say trellis or picket. Timber posts should be avoided. I installed a fence with timber posts, it snapped clean off at the ground on every post - they were all damp. I now have concrete posts, and so far the fence has gone nowhere.