Bill from neighbours for tree damage

warehouse

lostinglass wrote: »

Hi, don't worry about this, basically your neighbour has the right to cut off your trees overhanging his property, however, the tree remains your property and he must offer the off cuts to you, if he doesn't do this before disposing of them he is stealing your tree! Tell him that you want you tree back, if he can't return it, tell him you estimate it's value at, say, £700.00p. If this doesn't have the desired effect, tell him you will report the theft to the police, and DO it.

Please read the whole thread before posting such utter drivel.

Cloudane

In normal circumstances, I'd say "my tree, my responsibility" and pay to get it removed, it just seems the mature adult thing to do. (But any damage caused by it is probably more in the realms of house insurance and letting those guys fight over it.)

However if someone just cut it up without consulting me first because they're not speaking to me? (On religious grounds? I think there's a "bigger tree" involved here giving religious people a bad name) Sorry but if you're gonna play it like that, go talk to the insurance companies, I'll happily let them drag it out, as they do. Sure we have to live with our neighbours, but that doesn't mean just handing your wallet over whenever they feel like it.
(Note - it'd be different it was just that they weren't able to ask for some reason and needed it moved)

Thankfully we have friendly and mature neighbours Gales recently tore the fence between us apart. Result: he found a mate who does fencing who'll do repair it for a very reasonable cost, both households split the bill, life moves on with no one being a d-something-something-k to anyone else.

lostinglass

warehouse wrote: »

Please read the whole thread before posting such utter drivel.

Perhaps you would be good enough to explain exactly what is drivel about my posting.

sylvialebeter

Hi, Sorry to go on about something apart from your trees but if they are now allowed to talk because of their religious beliefs how did they communicate with their tree surgeon?????

kryssykk

I had a similar experience several years ago with an equally rude neighbour who thought he could spend my money for me.
I got three quotes from suitable tree surgeons/tree fellers and agreed to pay the middle of the prices quoted to me to him which I have to say was considerably less than he was trying to get out of me. He didn't like it but I just told him to sue me for the rest.
He didn't.

PhilBee

There is no need to get involved. Just pass the bill on to your house insurer - you are covered for things like this under the third party liability section. They will deal direct with your neighbour. If it's a valid claim they will pay it, if it's not they won't. Either way, you don't have to pay anything.

Mojisola

sylvialebeter wrote: »

Hi, Sorry to go on about something apart from your trees but if they are now allowed to talk because of their religious beliefs how did they communicate with their tree surgeon?????

Nobody said they aren't allowed to talk but, in their religion, it's not usual for the man of one family to discuss anything with a woman - he would expect to talk to "her man".

StixUK

When they cut down the tree, did they hand the cuttings back over to you or did they take them away?


If they took them away that is tantamount to theft. They are allowed to remove any part of the tree that was in their property or overlying any boundary, but by law they have to return the cuttings to you...this is very legal and very important.


I would seek legal advice through your insurance provider as to who is liable for the costs.


I would suspect that if it was me, I would be mega !!!!ed if it had happened, but I had a similar situation with a rabbit hutch lid that flew into my neighbours garden and scratched their car bonnet.


He came around and mentioned it, I advised that I would be happy to pay for the damage (felt responsible) but it has been 6 months and he has never mentioned it since.


Good luck!

StixUK

Quote:
Originally Posted by lostinglass
Hi, don't worry about this, basically your neighbour has the right to cut off your trees overhanging his property, however, the tree remains your property and he must offer the off cuts to you, if he doesn't do this before disposing of them he is stealing your tree! Tell him that you want you tree back, if he can't return it, tell him you estimate it's value at, say, £700.00p. If this doesn't have the desired effect, tell him you will report the theft to the police, and DO it.
Please read the whole thread before posting such utter drivel.


Warehouse,


The poster is being very relevant.


Until the tree is returned the neighbour has stolen the OPs tree and therefore is liable for prosecution.


The fact he has a receipt and has openly admitted it, means the OP has rights.


Get clued up before writing assertions to another poster!

newbutold

claire16c wrote: »

I wouldn't have given them anything.

They decide to just go round chopping your trees down without permission including ones in your garden?

The money is their problem. They sound crazy!

What's next? Washing your car then sending you an invoice? Coming home one day your house has been painted and a bill waiting for you?

I'm with Claire! If someone took it upon themselves to cut down my trees, I wouldn't be paying a penny of the bill never mind paying what it would of cost me had I had it done myself.

What a liberty!!!