Nuisance Neighbour - Home extension

ic

Have you been to speak to them? Sounds like they've got their knickers in a twist over something, and going down the legal route. Knock on, drop off a Christmas card and then ask about their complaints over a mince pie. You have known them for 13 years after all.

tired_dad

ic is right about diffusing a situation.

My impression is that they wanted higher fencing, agreed to it, you paid for it but now they want it down. Odd behaviour. I would be asking a neighbour to foot the cost if they agree to something that cost me money.

Mojisola

umeedify wrote: »

Every step of the way we have appeased the neighbours and consulted them about everything

ic wrote: »

Have you been to speak to them?

It sounds like it.

umeedify

Hi Guys

Many thanks for all the support during this time. You are all amazing people.

As an update, I have not written back yet. However, plan to respond in Mid Jan. I'll let them take the fencing down but will question why I had to spend time, money and effort to have it put up and now they have changed their minds, albeit cited their excuses (sorry reasons :eek:) .

At the moment I just want to ignore them but do know they will come to my door and ask what I will be doing. I'll just respond stating that I will respond to their 2 letters accordingly.

I'll also add in that their hedges in the front need to trimmed as they are well over the boundary and literally touching my windows. Any particular laws or regulations I can state at all?

thanks

Doozergirl

You can cut anything overhanging your boundary. It isn't their responsibility to cut. You can throw the cuttings back over their side if you want to. They belong to them.

Don't find yourself being as petty as they are.

Ms_Chocaholic

umeedify wrote: »

Hi Guys

Many thanks for all the support during this time. You are all amazing people.

As an update, I have not written back yet. However, plan to respond in Mid Jan. I'll let them take the fencing down but will question why I had to spend time, money and effort to have it put up and now they have changed their minds, albeit cited their excuses (sorry reasons :eek:) .

At the moment I just want to ignore them but do know they will come to my door and ask what I will be doing. I'll just respond stating that I will respond to their 2 letters accordingly.

I'll also add in that their hedges in the front need to trimmed as they are well over the boundary and literally touching my windows. Any particular laws or regulations I can state at all?

thanks

I wouldn't let them take the fencing down, they might ruin it and you might be able to recoup some of the costs of it on Ebay (you'll be amazed what people buy).

Mistral001

I would be careful about just letting them take the fence down. they seem to be quite legal-savvy and they will know that it is your fence and if you "let" them take it down they will actually be carrying out work on a fence that you own with all the implications that that might have. It might be the time to get some legal advice. Not with the intention of taking any legal action against them but so that you know the law with regard to this.

paddy's_mum

Doozergirl wrote: »

You can cut anything overhanging your boundary. It isn't their responsibility to cut. You can throw the cuttings back over their side if you want to. They belong to them.

Don't find yourself being as petty as they are.

My understanding is that this is not quite the case.

The trimmings do, in law, belong to them so offer them back but they are also entitled to decline accepting them and in that case, it is down to the cutter to dispose of the prunings.

I can imagine the reaction of these "wonderful" neighbours if the OP were to pop the hedge trimmings into their garden. No doubt their screams of 'fly-tipping!' would reach all the way to the local council offices.

Doozergirl

paddy's_mum wrote: »

My understanding is that this is not quite the case.

The trimmings do, in law, belong to them so offer them back but they are also entitled to decline accepting them and in that case, it is down to the cutter to dispose of the prunings.

I can imagine the reaction of these "wonderful" neighbours if the OP were to pop the hedge trimmings into their garden. No doubt their screams of 'fly-tipping!' would reach all the way to the local council offices.

I'm sure the person on the phone at the council would be highly amused and wouldn't be hiring the lawyers just yet.

umeedify

Mistral001 wrote: »

I would be careful about just letting them take the fence down. they seem to be quite legal-savvy and they will know that it is your fence and if you "let" them take it down they will actually be carrying out work on a fence that you own with all the implications that that might have. It might be the time to get some legal advice. Not with the intention of taking any legal action against them but so that you know the law with regard to this.

Quite interesting thanks for that.

Actually the fenceline and the fencing is all theirs, just the 2 additional panels put up for screening following the extension (as per their request) are mine.

I am inclined to let them take it down as it would cost me again. Also I don't want them to start complaining that I damaged any part of their fencing by removing the panels.