neighbours tree is starting to block the view of the valley from my house

PollySouthend

Lee, what a rude reply. Firstly I would need to be a billionaire to afford to buy a house and all the land around it to protect the views and still live somewhere I can get decent public transport. Its hard enough just buying anything !!!!!!.

And secondly I was very polite to him, offered to pay any costs etc but my attitude changed when he had the view "its my land I can do what I like and I've lived here longer than you so I have more rights". All of this was mentioned in the posts.

I think everyone can go crazy in certain circumstances, although I'm probably more unhinged than most

PollySouthend

Idiophreak wrote: »

I'd probably think "OMG, the tree I've planted is making someone else's life worse" and cut it back, like most reasonable people.

(let's not exagerate here, OP hasn't asked for the tree to be cut down altogether)

If they actually offered to pay for it to be done, I'd be thrilled - although, I probably wouldn't accept. Keeping the stuff I plant in check is kinda my responsibility...

Yes have offered, all I want is a few of high bits thinned, I'm not demanding he must cut it all down.

lstar337

PollySouthend wrote: »

Or import some pest to gooble it up.

Set a load of beavers free in his garden.

moneyistooshorttomention

PollySouthend wrote: »

Lee, what a rude reply. Firstly I would need to be a billionaire to afford to buy a house and all the land around it to protect the views and still live somewhere I can get decent public transport. Its hard enough just buying anything !!!!!!.

And secondly I was very polite to him, offered to pay any costs etc but my attitude changed when he had the view "its my land I can do what I like and I've lived here longer than you so I have more rights". All of this was mentioned in the posts.

I think everyone can go crazy in certain circumstances, although I'm probably more unhinged than most

Not quite a billionaire Polly...theres a house I am severely lusting after back in my home area that doesn't require billionaire status (but...sadly....does require a good bit more money than I actually have:() and I'd be buying the views too and nearby public transport. I'd buy it sight unseen if I could afford it (though, mind you, I do know my home area extremely well, so would be safe to do so). I can resonate with your comment of "Its hard enough to buy anything !!!!!!"...sympathies there, as I would need at least £300,000 to be in with a chance of buying somewhere decent back in home area. Dream Home costs about twice that...:(

Any time this neighbour quotes at you "I was here first", you have your rejoinder at the ready then, ie "My house was here before your house". Worth checking just in case there are any useful "protect the view" covenants, as was suggested by another poster. It is only a small chance of that, but you never know...you might get lucky.

The way this man keeps coming out with that totally irrelevant comment about him being "here first" is getting me wondering whether he knows a fact you would like to know (eg some advantage your house has that you don't know about - like that protective covenant). Otherwise, why would he be saying that? Though I can think of a certain neighbour of mine that doesn't say that, but is obviously busy thinking it.....and I did find out why..

jackieb

PollySouthend wrote: »

He looks in his 70s, will just have to hope he pops off soon

That's nice, wishing death on your neighbour so you can enjoy the view.

Niv

I would see if any of the roots are encroaching in my garden and if they are I would be putting some deep root killer down.

moneyistooshorttomention

With encroaching roots, I've personally got out the sharp-edged tools and chopped down hard and removed those roots. A good-quality spade should do the trick (if you have the strength to use it okay).

whodathunkit

PollySouthend wrote: »

I'd think they wouldn't be able to turn it into a kennels without applying for a change of use?

Lol really not going to use weedkiller, I have a herbicide free garden with all my fruit and veg in.

He looks in his 70s, will just have to hope he pops off soon though the enjoyment hes getting from annoying me is probably adding to his life.

If I during a windy night attached some ropes to the tree, then my car and then pulled it down then it wouldnt be too suspecious.

You're thinking about commercial kennels rather than kennels for the dogs you own.

PollySouthend

Will chopping the roots off on my side kill it?

Won't the roots be as deep as the tree is high?

StuC75

Covenants would only matter if was the OP that held those rights to enforce..

QTPie wrote: »

Is his house younger or older than yours?

The reason I ask is that we used to own a house which DID have covenants on it meaning that our trees could only be a certain height so as not to block the lovely view of the houses above. This was because our house was built after the houses above. Our neighbours - who we never met (houses backed onto each other) - actually contacted us when we put the house on the market to "request" that we trim the height of the trees because they were impinging on their view. Because we didn't want a "dispute with a neighbour" hanging over us, we had to get the two beautiful pine trees cut down (you can't cut 10ft off the top of a pine..) . To be perfectly honest, if the covenants hadn't existed, would not have cut the trees down...

So you might want to check - if their house is newer - if there are smh restrictive covenants regarding the height of trees.