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Mojisola

Beancounter wrote: »

Agreed but as I have said from post 1 the decent thing to do would have been to give a little heads up that this was the plan. |Just a little courtesy but it seems that is a commodity in short supply these days.

As for "do something about it yourself" that's the whole point of the thread, seeing what I can do myself without causing an issue.

I can understand wanting to know if the fence between two properties was going to be changed but these were plants in their garden which is different.

If they had told you of their intentions, what would have happened?

System

Beancounter wrote: »

Looking at the deeds it states "the boundary fences or walls of each feu forming division fences or walls between adjoining feus are or shall be erected as to one-half on each feu and shall be maintained equally....."

I presume that means they are jointly owned.

As it is shared responsibility then your choices are:-

1. Ask nicely whether they will share the cost of increasing the height of the existing fence. A route I doubt they will want to go down if the current fence is in a good state.

2. Ask them if you can replace the fence at your own cost. This does not mean that you will own/have responsibility for it as it will still straddle the boundary and be joint.

3. Erect your own fence tight up against the shared fence at a height that you want.

You can not compel them to either pay half the cost or even agree that you can change the existing fence.

Beancounter

Mojisola wrote: »

I can understand wanting to know if the fence between two properties was going to be changed but these were plants in their garden which is different.

If they had told you of their intentions, what would have happened?

As has been pointed out there's not much I could have done but at least I would have known and could discuss any alternative. I doubt they want to see me in my garden any more than I want to see them!

!!!!!! wrote: »

As it is shared responsibility then your choices are:-

1. Ask nicely whether they will share the cost of increasing the height of the existing fence. A route I doubt they will want to go down if the current fence is in a good state.

2. Ask them if you can replace the fence at your own cost. This does not mean that you will own/have responsibility for it as it will still straddle the boundary and be joint.

3. Erect your own fence tight up against the shared fence at a height that you want.

You can not compel them to either pay half the cost or even agree that you can change the existing fence.

But if I had to go for option 3 I can do that myself regardless of whether they agree?

Dan-Dan

Beancounter wrote: »

I doubt they want to see me in my garden any more than I want to see them!

Obviously , they dont seem to mind as much as you do !?

pimento

They might have already booked a fence man to come and do the fence.

Knock at their door, smile and ask them!

System

Beancounter wrote: »

As has been pointed out there's not much I could have done but at least I would have known and could discuss any alternative. I doubt they want to see me in my garden any more than I want to see them!




But if I had to go for option 3 I can do that myself regardless of whether they agree?

Yes because it is all on your land. The downside is that given time, and especially if the neighbours remove the fence that is hidden behind your fence then your new fence becomes the boundary and you will struggle to prove that it is not. You may be able to prove that you paid for it but not that it is no longer the shared boundary

maas

You can do what !!!!!! says as its a fence in your land but personally if I was your situation (dependent on garden size) I would just plant conifers next to the fence. A new fence can only be so high but you can grow your conifers to a suitable height (within reason). You can get them at the height of your proposed fence and just let them grow for a couple of years.

You might find yourself putting a fence next to the fence and then having to plant conifers anyway.

DaftyDuck

maas wrote: »

You can do what !!!!!! says as its a fence in your land but personally if I was your situation (dependent on garden size) I would just plant conifers next to the fence. A new fence can only be so high but you can grow your conifers to a suitable height (within reason). You can get them at the height of your proposed fence and just let them grow for a couple of years.

You might find yourself putting a fence next to the fence and then having to plant conifers anyway.

Just remember, if you are going to plant conifers near the fence but in in your garden, you really should consult the neighbours first.

Clive_Woody

pimento wrote: »

They might have already booked a fence man to come and do the fence.

Knock at their door, smile and ask them!

This is possibly the best advice so far.

Talk to your neighbour, see if they intend on doing anything else before going to the expense of putting a fence up.

uk_messer

If the fence is on their side then you can't increase it without their permission. You can of course make a fence next to their existing on your side which is taller. But best to speak to them about it.