Neighbours fence in my garden?

Dealmad

I moved into a new property and i found out a neighbour built a fence in my garden and took about 6 inches of my garden.

My garden is not huge and there garden is a lot bigger so think its a a bit of a liberty really.

The fence was built before i moved in , i dont want any arguements....whats the best way to deal with this?

As i understand it the fence is now mine because its been built on my property and i would be allowed to take it down.,...i would just perfer them to take it down and place it on there side of the garden....but i know they would get funny with me about it all as i also found out they made trouble for the previous person what lived here when they kicked up a stink.

ckerrd

How did you discover this?
Was it from the deeds? Have you got documents to back this up that you can show your neighbours?

If so could you have a nice chat and point it that the fence appears to be on your property and give them the chance to shift it? Always nice to ask in the first instance.

(before you call in the lawyers)

swagman

The Land Registry is the last word on property plot sizes, especially if your own deeds are not precise enough to cope with variations of 6 inches. It is a small distance and plans will often not be that exact.

Neighbour wars can erupt from this kind of thing so you need to be sure you are in the right. You also need to feel that gaining 6 inches is going to be worth the hassle with a neighbour who has a history of being awkward. You are likely to end up needing a solicitor, in which case you can probably forget ever being on speaking terms with your neighbour again.

fatnbald

The only winners if you want to get legal over this are solicitors. Just accept it and try and get on with your neighbour - life is too short to get into disputes like this over 6 inches of garden.

spoilt_BUT_appreciate_it

We have a semi detached house and noticed that someone was hacking away at our hedge at the front (I'm being a bit of a drama queen) when we first moved in 5 years ago now.

Anyway after me prompting my husband to ask the guy they hired who was doing it "who told him to cut that particular hedge and if he realised that it was actually ours he was cutting"... I think the guy just huffed a bit and not much of a comment was made really.. Until the neighbour's husband came knocking wanting to punch my husbands lights out that is. My OH is such a passive laid back kind off guy that nothing happened. Apart from the other person ranting and raving! As a result it was the first time I encouraged my husband to play his METALLICA albums (heavy metal for those of you that don't know) at a rather high volume, with windows open of course. Later that day when the music (if you can call it that) was no longer playing LOL, he was at our front door apologising for being in my husbands face the way he had. The hedge wasn't actually discussed BUT they never got/hired anyone to touch it ever again.

BUT seriously it's quite a touchy subject borders and things alike and all things considered we were LUCKY and I wouldn't advise antagonsing the other person (I'm sure you wouldn't) BUT what we did with the HI-FI wasn't exactly the most sensible thing to do BUT in my defecnce it was 5 years ago.

snails's_pace

i thought it was a typo (6 inches....) if it was 6 foot then id complain..is it really worth getting upset about? how about asking them to provide you with a couple of nicely made hanging baskets to put on it instead?

TightJock_2

They managed to resolve the issue together, they were quite nervous about asking the person but when they did they found that the person was quite obliging..

If that doesn't work, get yourself down to your nearest BP Garage (Dont Forget Your Nectar card) and get a few gallons of there finest Unleaded (Dont Want To Be Seen As Doing Your Bit For The Environment), oh dont forget the matches...

Viola instant fence problem resolving kit....:rotfl:

Seriously it may be worth seeking legal advice if the neighbour isnt that obliging, after all it is your land that they are on..

Regards

TJ