Neighbors conifers are too big and too near?

Leif

JethroUK wrote: »

I know that Einstein says everything is relative but I've noticed that some people measure their own success by others mis-fortunes - you'll often see them rubber-necking at accident spots, hoping they may see someone else life ebbing away which hence makes them feel 'glad to be alive'

I will always try to distance myself from the same - So I will now be ignoring Leif

I find the pleasure he is getting from my home being under threat, at best uncomfortable, and at worse offensive, and I for one dont want to witness it

I get no pleasure from the situation you describe, none whatsoever. But I cannot understand why you should order your neighbour to remove trees when he is entitled to them, and they were present before your extension. May I suggest that you take a less belligerent approach, and simply have a friendly polite chat with him?

JethroUK wrote: »

Thanks to everyone else for constructive comments about this - looks like I'm in a difficult position - I'll offer to pay for the trees removing, otherwise looks like I'll have to wait until they cause damage to my home before I can do anything about it

Actually I provided informative information, and you do not have the good grace to thank me. Clearly you did not like the truth.

Leif

davidlizard wrote: »

Bear in mind any dispute with your neighbour must be declared when selling.

Yes, and failure to declare a dispute is an offence. Many people will not touch a house when there is history of an ongoing dispute. Solicitors love these arguments, they charge a fee for every letter sent, and every letter received. It soon mounts up. My late mother had a problem with a neighbour, a very unpleasant and devious couple who moved a fence while the house was being sold. The best approach is to avoid disputes, keep on friendly terms with the neighbour, discuss issues first, and reach an amicable solution.

pka_2

JethroUK wrote: »

We had an extension done at the back a few years back and the neighbors conifer roots reached the footings - as a result we had to pay for double the footing (2 meter down instead of 1)

Our neighbors conifer trees are now really tall (25 ft ish) and within 12 feet of our extension

If the extension was built a couple of years back and the trees were already there then the extension should have been built taknig the trees in to account. If they are within 12 feet of the extension now, they were within 12 feet of the extension when it was built and the slab/foundation design should have taken them in to acount. Building control would(should) not have signed off on it if the design didn't do this.