Landlord wont fix broken fence

Dodgysailor

Hi all,
My tennant told me that the neighbour's fence was knocked down over the last few weeks during the recent storms. The neighbour's landlord is ignoring all requests from me or his tennants to fix the fence and the issue is not being dealt with at all.
What should be our next move towards fixing this?
From past years experience the landlord is extremely tight when it comes to money...
Thanks

anselld

They are not obliged to fix their fence, or to have one at all.
You could offer to pay half in the hope this might motivate them. Or you could build your own inside the boundary.

jjlandlord

The landlord has no onligation to repair the fence unless there is covenant tocthat effect in the title deed of the property.
If there is one you could trycto enforce it...

Otherwise, you can install your own fence.

G_M

by the way, as you are a landlord you might want to note how many 'n' there are in 'tenant'.

But yes - as above. Assuming the fence is his, and has not fallen onto your land (trespass), it is up to the owner of the fence to decide whether to repair, remove, replace or ignore 'his' damaged fence.

Unless there is some other factor like a covenant which requires him to maintain a fence on the boundary.

When I bought a strip of a field from local farmer to extend my garden, it was a condition of the sale that I, and my successors in Title, "maintain a fence of good stockproof quality on the boundary".

Not that I really want his bullocks eating my roses anyway.

theGrinch

G_M wrote: »

by the way, as you are a landlord you might want to note how many 'n' there are in 'tenant'.

neil tennant and david tennant so much to answer for :-)

Dan-Dan

G_M wrote: »

by the way, as you are a landlord you might want to note how many 'n' there are in 'tenant'.

But yes - as above. Assuming the fence is his, and has not fallen onto your land (trespass), it is up to the owner of the fence to decide whether to repair, remove, replace or ignore 'his' damaged fence.

Unless there is some other factor like a covenant which requires him to maintain a fence on the boundary.

When I bought a strip of a field from local farmer to extend my garden, it was a condition of the sale that I, and my successors in Title, "maintain a fence of good stockproof quality on the boundary".

Not that I really want his bullocks eating my roses anyway.

almost word for word what`s in mine , but unless your willing to take it to court or at least spend cash on solicitors letters , the covenant is as much good as an ashtray on a motorbike

Dodgysailor

Thanks for all the responses. Part of the fence has fallen into my house and the rest is leaning against my shed.
I would like to avoid building my own fence because that would mean first of all spending my money and second of all i would need to remove the old fence in order to build the new one in the right spot and the lousy landlord may come back saying "where is my bloody fence you stole it"

jjlandlord

That's his fence. If it fell on your property and he isn't removing it then he is trespassing.
So do him a favour, move everything back to his garden: no more trespassing, no more "where's my fence" and site is clear for your own fence.

Problemo solved

You should also check boundaries: his fence should have been built on his side, and any fence you build should be on yours.