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

Mojisola

PollySouthend wrote: »

Just measured the hedge, its 2.8m so that's my negotiations, can either prune back the tall tree to give me my view back or can force him to lower the hedge to legal specifications that will reduce his privacy.

There are rules about the height of a garden fence but not a hedge.

If you tried to get a 2.8m hedge looked at under the High Hedge rules, you'd get laughed at.

DaftyDuck

Idiophreak wrote: »

...but the OP isn't going round his house to be bothered by the tree, are they? They're being bothered in their own house by the neighbours tree.

Maybe a better comparison for you would be if the neighbour had a dog and chucked all of the turds over the fence.

He's not trying to create a mess in the OPs garden, he's just getting on with cleaning his own.

Or how about if the neighbour had a rave.

He's not trying to keep OP up, just getting on with his rave.

You don't need to visit a selfish person's house to be impacted by their attitude.

No, you still miss the point. The neighbour is not interfering with the OP's garden, she is with his. Her view is over his, he's not throwing anything over the boundary: however, she, in effect is.

It is her who is throwing demands - or turds - over a boundary.

Mr_Ted

:mad: I have never seen such a selfish, arrogant and rude post such as the OP's attitude on this subject :mad:

OP he was there 1st, nature is nature things grow, you don't own or can order the world or demand what you want just because it doesn't suit you, get your head our of your !!!!, grow up and get real and get a life, the world wasn't made to your selfish demands :mad:

YOU don't have any rights on this subject, you moved into the situation, if it doesn't suit you, YOU MOVE :T

YES this is rude, because some people need to know JUST how rude and selfish they ARE!!!

JEEEZZZ SOME PEOPLE ARE UNBELIEVABLE

warmhands.coldheart

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Firstly, if you chop the roots on your side, and the tree is damaged, dies, or becomes unstable, you are legally responsible. ....?

^^^^ I'd second that !! ^^^^

warmhands.coldheart

Mr_Ted wrote: »

:mad: I have never seen such a selfish, arrogant and rude post such as the OP's attitude on this subject :mad:

OP he was there 1st, nature is nature things grow, you don't own or can order the world or demand what you want just because it doesn't suit you, get your head our of your !!!!, grow up and get real and get a life, the world wasn't made to your selfish demands :mad:

YOU don't have any rights on this subject, you moved into the situation, if it doesn't suit you, YOU MOVE :T

YES this is rude, because some people need to know JUST how rude and selfish they ARE!!!

JEEEZZZ SOME PEOPLE ARE UNBELIEVABLE

WooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooW

Bit harsh but makes a point !!!

PollySouthend

Asking someone to trim a tall tree is the rudest, selfsh and arrogant view?

You think someone gains more rights to be antisocial the longer they have lived there also?

The tall hedges act does not cover hedges but only covers fences?

And I'm supposed to be the crazy one lol

pimento

I still say softly, softly catchee monkey.

PollySouthend

Thats what ive been like in person, I've never lost my temper with him, been aggressive, shouted or demanded anything, unlike him!

Time to dig out that influence people book!

DRP

I'm not sure about the legal side but I would have to agree with those sayign the neighbour has no moral obligation to trim his tree. It has nothing to do with who has lived there longer and it is certainly not antisocial of the neighbour to wish to preserve his tree.

PollySouthend

DRP wrote: »

I'm not sure about the legal side but I would have to agree with those sayign the neighbour has no moral obligation to trim his tree. It has nothing to do with who has lived there longer and it is certainly not antisocial of the neighbour to wish to preserve his tree.

To be fair you have no idea if its anti social unless you know the specifics.