Criminal damage?

princeofpounds

Do you not have legal cover on your house insurance? This is normally the way boundary disputes get funded.

Davesnave

mima wrote: »

It is just possible that the neighbour being a local vicar had some bearing on the CO's and PC's perverse decisions, but I suspect this to have been a little more who you know than what you know..

Probably.

For similar reasons, I can personally affirm that having a road accident with a nurse in uniform isn't a great experience if the boys in blue show up, regardless of who might be at fault.

Land disputes are very costly and it's usually possible for the aggressive party to do very little in the way of spending money. At the last count my BiL had spent £6.5k on a malicious adverse possession claim. Unless there's a really serious reason, I would draw a physical 'line in the sand' and get on with my life, perhaps spending a few winter evenings cooking up ways to make the other party's life more 'interesting.'

mima

Fire Fox
It was the selling of my house at the end of last year which reignited this dispute and brought me here.

Legal Aid is not available and Citizens Advice Bureau have done all they can.
No legal cover on my insurance and the neighbours, though very supportive, have wisely surrendered any legal fight a long time ago.
And the CO's affair had also been dealt with.


So, this follow-up post, was not really intended as a further cry for help (though any constructive advice will be greatly appreciated).
It is more as a warning and information to others as well as to draw attention and hopefully get some reasoned explanation as to this apparent legal injustice.

mima

Davesnave wrote: »

Probably.

For similar reasons, I can personally affirm that having a road accident with a nurse in uniform isn't a great experience if the boys in blue show up, regardless of who might be at fault.

Land disputes are very costly and it's usually possible for the aggressive party to do very little in the way of spending money. At the last count my BiL had spent £6.5k on a malicious adverse possession claim. Unless there's a really serious reason, I would draw a physical 'line in the sand' and get on with my life, perhaps spending a few winter evenings cooking up ways to make the other party's life more 'interesting.'

Hi Davesnave,

I like the "accident with the nurse" - black stockings and suspenders? :j :rotfl:
I used to have a great respect for the bobbies ...

You are spot on about the neighbours, as the solicitor said they will probably play dead and if he was their solicitor, would advise them to do precisely that.
From their ten bordering neigbours I don't think there is one they have not had a dispute with at some time but only four which can be verified, so they are well practiced in their 'art'.

It would be simple to walk away from it, but doing so would create problems selling my property without a considerable loss. I had a buyer at the end of last year when, trying to 'tidy up' the boundary, reignited the dispute which I thought was settled 12 years ago.

I'm currently awaiting a decision from Law Works - not holding my breath though. After that I may consider taking it to court myself or, as a last resort, remove the fence and the part of a wall which the surveyor deems to be on my land and defend a possible charge of criminal damage.
As I understand it as a criminal I would have unlimited access to Legal Aid!!!

merlinonline

brit1234 wrote: »

Police with personal experience of this before I joined. I think the best way to sort this out in the end with a solicitor and a small court hearing (non criminal). Don't do anything else despite it being frustrating. Don't give them the satisfaction of getting arrested. Let the judge make the decision and direct the action, these things can get very overblown. Just ignore them till the judgement.

Don't you just love boundary disputes...

Sound advice there.