Leylandii

Mojisola

The height is a different matter to the overgrowth into the garden.

The High Hedge Law was brought in to deal with this problem but it costs money to start proceedings.

Golden_Anemone

Mojisola - the law is NI is different from the law in England and Wales - hence BigAl's

I suspect you're not in Northern Ireland?

This is the Northern Ireland Forum so the advice requested is NI specific.

Mojisola

Golden_Anemone wrote: »

Mojisola - the law is NI is different from the law in England and Wales - hence BigAl's

Can you give me a reference to the law that says the hedge owner is legally obliged to cut both sides of the hedge or any cases where this has come to court?

Golden_Anemone

No, I can't.

Can you please advise precisely what piece of legislation you are relying on for your advice so we can check if it is applicable in NI?

Mojisola

Golden_Anemone wrote: »

No, I can't.

Can you please advise precisely what piece of legislation you are relying on for your advice so we can check if it is applicable in NI?

No, because there isn't a law saying that a hedge owner isn't responsible for cutting the neighbour's side! Laws are usually made to tell people what is expected of them, not telling them what they don't have to do.

After a lot of campaigning, the High Hedge legislation was brought it. Before that, there was no obligation on a hedge owner to keep a hedge to any specific height. Even with the new law, each case is looked at individually.

I've searched the web but I can't find anything relating to NI that says the owner has to cut both sides of a hedge.

sill

stephenni1971 wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation before...

Moved into new rental - along back garden boundary is a hedge up to 14 feet tall. I can see about six feet into it the original boundary fence of my property. The previous tenant was spending a couple of hundred pounds a year on trimming - which I really would rather not do for obvious reasons!

So the question is as the trees/hedge are rooted in neighbours property, extend six feet into mine, remove a huge amount of light from the garden - who should be responsible for the trimming?

Hi, Might be worth contacting your MLA for advice on this matter as my brother had same issue and his helped him lots with this matter.Sill

Johnnypanic_2

Just go ask the neighbour to cut them back. You never know, they might just say yes, so problem solved.