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Fence in rented property
penny_crayon
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Firstly, apologies if this has been posted before - I did run a search but couldnt find anything that really helped.
I am a landlord of a property with a long garden (approx 100 ft). Down the side of the property is a low fence - picket style -about 4 foot high. There were bushes/hedge on the neighbours side of this fence.
New neighbours moved in in the summer and dug up all of the bushes/hedge on their side, and they are now complaining about the fence and lack of privacy. I admit it doesnt look that great and the end section is a bit rotten but not falling down completely. And they can only see it because the cut back their hedge which was providing privcy before.
Now the main issue is that I have already paid out a lot of money in the last couple of months on this property as the boiler needed replacing, so I cant really afford to start replacing the fence right now. And to replace all of it would be v expensive. I am happy to have a look at it in the spring - winter isnt really a time for using the garden much anyway.
Can anyone know where I stand in regards to the fence?
I am a landlord of a property with a long garden (approx 100 ft). Down the side of the property is a low fence - picket style -about 4 foot high. There were bushes/hedge on the neighbours side of this fence.
New neighbours moved in in the summer and dug up all of the bushes/hedge on their side, and they are now complaining about the fence and lack of privacy. I admit it doesnt look that great and the end section is a bit rotten but not falling down completely. And they can only see it because the cut back their hedge which was providing privcy before.
Now the main issue is that I have already paid out a lot of money in the last couple of months on this property as the boiler needed replacing, so I cant really afford to start replacing the fence right now. And to replace all of it would be v expensive. I am happy to have a look at it in the spring - winter isnt really a time for using the garden much anyway.
Can anyone know where I stand in regards to the fence?
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penny_crayon wrote: »New neighbours moved in in the summer and dug up all of the bushes/hedge on their side, and they are now complaining about the fence and lack of privacy.
They're complaining about a situation they created!
Can anyone know where I stand in regards to the fence?
Wherever you want. Unless your deeds specify the type of fence, you could mark the boundary with some string and bamboo canes and leave it at that.
If the neighbours want a new fence, they have the right to put one up on their land. They don't have the right to take yours down or damage it.0 -
Tell them the current fence is adequate, and it's not in your budget to replace it, but if they'd like to put their own fence up, that's fine.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
There is no requrement for you to replace your fence, cheeky sods, tell them if they want a better fence, then they can erect one themselves, and also tell them they have to erect it on THEIR land.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
penny_crayon wrote: »New neighbours moved in in the summer and dug up all of the bushes/hedge on their side, and they are now complaining about the fence and lack of privacy.
What a shame, they should have thought of it before digging up the hedge.
Not your problem.0
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