neighbour has screwed new fence posts to my garage on the boundary

Gordon_Hose

Dan-Dan wrote: »

How is this advice any less confrontational than a short , to point , factual solicitors letter ?

Because you've already been round to speak to the geezer! Why ON EARTH would you get a solicitor on the case before you've even been round for a chat?!

If they then haven't removed the fence post then write them a letter asking them to remove it by XX date... this then gives them opportunity to remove it themselves, if not then the OP can remove it on give it them back.

Solicitors... :rotfl:

Gordon_Hose

zaax wrote: »

It criminal damage, you can involve the Police

He has damaging your property by screw into it, how far have the screws gone? If the wall is taking too much weight it might come down. Putting rendering on will cause water to cross the damp proof course and make the garage inside damp.

Solicitors...!! Police...!! What have you nutters been smoking today?? :rotfl::rotfl:

The bloke won't render the wall if he knows it's being knocked down. All it will take is a quick 2 minute conversation !!!!!!.

Keep_pedalling

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Solicitors...!! Police...!! What have you nutters been smoking today?? :rotfl::rotfl:

The bloke won't render the wall if he knows it's being knocked down. All it will take is a quick 2 minute conversation !!!!!!.

I think some people want to see an escalation for entertainment purposes.

27col

I'd like to see his face if you demolished the garage just after he had rendered the wall.

Dan-Dan

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Because you've already been round to speak to the geezer! Why ON EARTH would you get a solicitor on the case before you've even been round for a chat?!

If they then haven't removed the fence post then write them a letter asking them to remove it by XX date... this then gives them opportunity to remove it themselves, if not then the OP can remove it on give it them back.

Solicitors... :rotfl:

Lets see what the op comes back with after speaking to the `geezer`

zaax

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Solicitors...!! Police...!! What have you nutters been smoking today?? :rotfl::rotfl:

The bloke won't render the wall if he knows it's being knocked down. All it will take is a quick 2 minute conversation !!!!!!.

If someone damages your property what are you going to do?

martinsurrey

zaax wrote: »

It criminal damage, you can involve the Police

He has damaging your property by screw into it, how far have the screws gone? If the wall is taking too much weight it might come down. Putting rendering on will cause water to cross the damp proof course and make the garage inside damp.

zaax wrote: »

If someone damages your property what are you going to do?

But from the limited information the OP has given its NOT his property.

the OP said the wall is ON the boundary.

that makes it a party wall, which the neighbour can screw into if he wants. If you want to argue that the wall is ON the boundary (not up to, but ON) but the neighbour has done something wrong, I could just as easily argue that the garage is trespassing on the neighbours land (as it would be is its not a party wall on the boundary).

now, you are assuming that the wall is on the OP's land, but that's not what he said, if he comes back and says otherwise, fine, but you have jumped the gun, and then ran away screaming wildly!

Gordon_Hose

zaax wrote: »

If someone damages your property what are you going to do?

Go round there and ask them to rectify it - if I was really that bothered about it. Not start calling the Police and getting solicitors to write letters.

Talk about massive overreaction. If more people had a chat with their neighbours they'd probably find their lives less stressful.

Dan-Dan

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Go round there and ask them to rectify it - if I was really that bothered about it. Not start calling the Police and getting solicitors to write letters.

Talk about massive overreaction. If more people had a chat with their neighbours they'd probably find their lives less stressful.

Righto , so sending letters making threats to remove yourself is the right way to go is it?

Gordon_Hose

And getting solicitors to write before you've even spoken to them is, I guess? /facepalm

You're twisting what I said.

I said to go round there initially and speak to them. Tell them the garage will be demolished. If that fails and they don't remove their fence post, at that point put it in writing so they can't ignore it. If they still ignore the letter then take it down yourself and give it them back - surely doing that is better than watching it get turned into matchsticks when demolishing the garage.

Honestly, paying for a solicitor to write a letter before even speaking to the neighbour is(text removed by MSE Forum Team).