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Neighbour's fence fallen but he won't fix it.

Skag
Skag Posts: 480 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi have a student BTL let with a LA.
A few months ago the neighbour's fence half broken and fell over into my rear garden.

The LA said they left a letter under his door but he didn't reply. Now I chased the LA again on this and said that they tried by leaving him a letter but since they don't know who owns that property they will have to go through land registry, and pay 12 pounds to do that.

Isn't there any free way to do that? Should I keep pushing the LA on this? What if the resident never replies?

Comments

  • JournalGirl
    JournalGirl Posts: 524 Forumite
    Even if he replies, you can't force him to mend the fence
  • chris_n_tj
    chris_n_tj Posts: 2,659 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sorry to tell you this, as above they don't have to mend or replace the fence. x
    RIP TJ. You my be gone, but never forgotten. Always in our hearts xxx
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  • Skag
    Skag Posts: 480 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    Ok but it looks bad and it's appalling to prospective tenants.
    Unfortunately I can't insert any pictures here...

    If I go and take it apart would that be legal?
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    You would be perfectly entitled to remove it from your garden legally.

    In your position - I would pick up all the pieces of it lying in my garden and place them back into the landlords garden.

    Doesn't get him to sort the fence out - but at least ensures its not on your land.

    You could pay £3 and find out who owns the property yourself from Land Registry.
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 16,989 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You can pick up the pieces that have fallen into your garden, and put them back in the neighbours garden. (But you don't have the right to take their fence apart.)

    Then, if you want, you can build your own fence just on your side of the boundary - so that it hides the neighbours tatty fence.
  • Skag
    Skag Posts: 480 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    Your thoughts sound good. Thanks
  • yoshiyella
    yoshiyella Posts: 602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    And then put up your own fence
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Assuming boundary is his (I don't mean the fence I mean the boundary) you canot put up a fence ON the boundary.

    But you can put it up on your own land ie just inches inside the boundary.

    Currently his fence is trespassing on your land. You cannot steal or damage it, but you can move it off your land.

    You can search the Land Regsitry here (£3) raher than get ripped off by your agents charging £12.
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