Neighbour says I'm encroaching on their land

moneyistooshorttomention

The bit concerned is teeny tiny and I'm not at all.

I checked my deeds very carefully and fortunately they are very precise on what I own <whew smilie>.

If anything, in fact, they confirm that the neighbour is actually encroaching on mine by a teeny amount. I knew this, but thought it was so tiny it wasn't worth mentioning it.

However, it's upsetting that I'm getting this wrongful accusation here.

As I do have plans and deeds that are so very clear what is and isn't mine then I presume there is nothing they can do to actually nick that tiny bit of my land they have their eyes on and that they are just having a rant because I do things differently to them.

Any thoughts?

duchy

What are you using the land for that is upsetting them so much ?

quidsy

Photocopy deeds, send to them with cover letter. Tell them if they attempt to encroach on your land again you will take legal action. If you can afford it, get a solicitor to write the letter.

I once had a neighbour erect scaffold in my front garden, I was in the house at the time but they tried to say they had knocked to ask if permission!

I had a solicitor letter done & sen to them & the scaffold company too stating that they remove it by 12pm next day or I would have my own crew do it & bill them for the costs. And that I intended to hold the scaffold as colleratal until payment was made.

It was gone by 11am. Some people are just p takers.

AdrianC

Sit down with the neighbour face-to-face and explain your understanding of the boundary, with both sets of plans in front of you.

moneyistooshorttomention

duchy wrote: »

What are you using the land for that is upsetting them so much ?

It's part of my garden and being used as that. I suspect their real gripe is that I have a different style of garden to them and they want me to copy their style:cool:

moneyistooshorttomention

AdrianC wrote: »

Sit down with the neighbour face-to-face and explain your understanding of the boundary, with both sets of plans in front of you.

I've explained that I have the deeds and plans and that they are very precise and indicated exactly where the border lies.

If need be, then I will produce the deeds/plans to prove the point. I think possibly they may have gone off on a rant because they weren't aware that I do have that proof and might realise it wouldn't be advisable for them to get me to actually provide them (which I could in literally one minute flat:)).

ognum

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I've explained that I have the deeds and plans and that they are very precise and indicated exactly where the border lies.

If need be, then I will produce the deeds/plans to prove the point. I think possibly they may have gone off on a rant because they weren't aware that I do have that proof and might realise it wouldn't be advisable for them to get me to actually provide them (which I could in literally one minute flat:)).

It don't understand why you do not provide the information and proof you have early in this discussion rather than keeping it to yourself until ' if needs be'.

Just show the information you have and move on.

AdrianC

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I've explained that I have the deeds and plans and that they are very precise and indicated exactly where the border lies.

If need be, then I will produce the deeds/plans to prove the point. I think possibly they may have gone off on a rant because they weren't aware that I do have that proof and might realise it wouldn't be advisable for them to get me to actually provide them (which I could in literally one minute flat:)).

Why on earth do people treat information like they've signed the Official Secrets Act?

TBagpuss

I agree with Ognum. I would either speak to them, or if you don't want to do that, send them a short, polite note with a photocopy of the relevant deeds.

As you have to live next to them and don't want this to escalate into a dispute that could make selling either house harder, keep it as polite as possible and leave them plenty of room to save face - e.g "I've not been able to look at the deeds, fortunately these are very clear, so happily clears up the confusion over the boundary" (i.e. word it to sounds as though this was simply a misunderstanding and not any attempt on their part to swipe part of your garden.)

Depending on the specifics, you could also suggest that not that the issue has been clarified, it might be sensible for you to mark the real boundary so neither of you accidentally encroaches into the other's garden - which would then allow you to deal with the issue where they are encroaching into your garden, if you want to.

greatgimpo

quidsy wrote: »

Photocopy deeds, send to them with cover letter. Tell them if they attempt to encroach on your land again you will take legal action.

...and when you eventually sell your house, you can answer the question "have you had any disputes with your neighbours?"

spacey2012

Offer to pay half and have a surveyor peg the land.
What the surveyor says goes and that is the end of the argument.