Whose liability?

tyllwyd

Is money an issue? The reason I asked is because from what you describe it might look nice with railings filling in the lower bit between the columns. Or sometimes people have a hedge behind growing through, which would get rid of the 'seat' potential, although that might be difficult (and slow) to organise if you don't have soil on your side of the wall. Wooden trellis behind the wall with a clematis planted in pots growing through the trellis? Not so pretty in winter, but lots of growth in the summer.

Mrs_Huggett

Big pots, planted with pyracantha, many varieties available, and/or berberis again theres a few types to choose from, vicious thorns a plenty, and fast growing too, just watch your little one when he/she is old enough to use the garden (also you will need decent potting compost John Innes No 2, the plants will thank you for it, ordinary compost will be a false economy) Or if you do use pots and trellis use the same gubbins, and there are wonderful winter flowering clematis with lovely scents, you could have colour all year round if you choose carefully.

ska_lover

oh no OP. I moved from a house once because of this exact issue - I tried everything, even putting a fence on top of the wall, but the little bleeders kicked it down so they could sit atop the wall. I sympathise.

Wilma33

Why do they sit on your wall rather than your neighbours? Can't you make your wall more like your neighbours? All you need to do is make your wall less appealing than your neighbours

Gavin83

How about those spikes that shops use to keep away pigeons?

A lot of non European countries line their walls with broken glass, I think they've got the right idea.

[Deleted User]

I don't get this, maybe i'm misunderstanding the point. But why should children who sit on your wall without permission then have parents try to sue you. Why has that been law since 1950's?

Surely if kids are doing things they shouldn't be then, tough luck?

With regards to the wall, if you try to make it higher or improvise to make it "unsitable" and kids damage that then surely you have a right to approach their parents?

The point is your property isn't being respected. Although I do appreciate that if your in a rough area that is hard to implement.

I feel for you OP.

Sandhy

A couple of cheap ideas:

One of those high pitched sound deterrents that the kids would be able to hear but old fogeys (such as myself) can't. Might put 'em off.

Also smelly garlic gel (sprinkle a generous amount on the ground in your garden) is widely used to keep cats away...might be a tad pungent for the little darlings nostrils lol

Sadly, most of my other ideas would not be legal or pc

Yorkie1

Deleted_User wrote: »

I don't get this, maybe i'm misunderstanding the point. But why should children who sit on your wall without permission then have parents try to sue you. Why has that been law since 1950's?

Just to clarify, I was referring to the situation where an individual is injured through the land owner's actions or inactions, not just for sitting on the wall.

Duty of care towards visitors = 1957; towards trespassers = 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupiers%27_liability_in_English_law

flipper_72

Something like this would stop them sitting on it
http://www.premiersheds.co.uk/garden-fencing/wrought-iron-garden-railings/html/saxon-wrought-iron-garden-railings.htm

Deanied

Rachels1979 wrote: »

Wasn't really sure where to put this!

We've recently bought a house and didn't realise that it came with all the local children using our back wall as a seat.

Now, if one of the little darlings was sitting on it and the wall collapsed and they got injured would we be liable?

Thanks

Depends who pushed them. lol :rotfl: