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Putting up a taller fence.. How to tell neighbours?
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Drew210385 wrote: »Regarding who owns the walls, no one really knows, we've asked various neighbours, two sets of solicitors who've worked on sales in the street recently, I have the original plans of the house and the suburb (from 1925 - wax seals and all) and no clues!It may be a mistake to assume that each wall has only one owner, it could be the case that one, some, or all three, walls are in fact a party fence wall as described be the party wall act
In other cases, it could be. It's unlikely in this case as there isn't anything in the paperwork.0 -
In other cases, it could be. It's unlikely in this case as there isn't anything in the paperwork.
The only paperwork you'd normally see would be if there were party wall award agreements in force, I've yet to see anything in the paperwork for the numerous properties we've been through that notified us that a party wall or party fence wall exists.
As it's a solid wall and not a timber fence, the OP should consider the Party Wall act, if a neighbour claims it's a party fence wall the OP may end up paying for surveyors for both themselves and any aggrieved neighbours in order to resolve a dispute should one arise
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From the way I've interpreted all that - if the neighbour hasn't paid towards the wall then they don't have any sort of ownership etc type claim on it. He/she that has paid for it has the ownership end of...
But it is rather complicating matters in OP's case that no-one seems to know just who paid for the walls concerned....0 -
Whatever you decide to do and regardless of the rights and wrongs of it, don't underestimate the importance of having (at least) amicable relations with your neighbours. Life can be utterly miserable and things can escalate out of all proportion if you fall out with them. For me it would be tea, cake AND biscuits.0
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