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Neighbors taking out our fence - tomorrow

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  • Airwolf20721
    Airwolf20721 Posts: 24 Forumite
    Can you not let him get on with it.. let him put fence in.. when he give you thou quote tell him your not paying.. i very doubt he rip it up :) and he cant make you pay if no written agreement . You wont be frends but seems like he dont care anyway
  • Malibusmash
    Malibusmash Posts: 111 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts
    loveka wrote: »
    Read the land registry practice guide on fences, it is very clear on the law on fences.

    loveka, are you able to please provide a link to this site?
  • HelenRachel
    HelenRachel Posts: 130 Forumite
    loveka wrote: »
    I have just been in your situation and have ended up losing a whole garden border, including 16 year old roses. Hopefully your neighbour is not a psychopath as mine is and will listen to sense. Good luck.

    This was my fear as we too have some old rose bushes that I have been nursing back to health since we moved in! Fortunately the chaps taking the fence out have taken notice of me when asking them to mind the plants as much as is possible!
    November 2017 NSD 2/8
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Whats your contribution(per post/panel combo)?

    http://www.wickes.co.uk/Products/Gardens/Fencing/c/1000684

    A good fencer can do the job disturbing very little ground with the right tools.
  • loveka
    loveka Posts: 535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Just do a Google search land registry practice guide fences. It will come up.
  • Feral_Moon
    Feral_Moon Posts: 2,943 Forumite
    edited 13 April 2016 at 7:41PM
    Maybe the neighbour is on good terms and will end up benefiting from this arrangement. We can only comment on what is written.

    However, I'm firmly in the negative/can see a scam coming/neighbour getting ripped off/ camp. But I speak from experience. I wouldn't trust this neighbour with a barge pole and I'd even cancel my holiday to oversee all ground works adhered to both my specifications as well as legal permissions ;)

    PS and for anyone accusing me of being overdramatic... future legal/court costs would far outweigh the cost of a holiday in the event the poor OP had to claim damages to land/fence etc via court! Not to mention the loss of house value due to neighbour dispute.

    I'd tread extremely carefully in her shoes. Lots of alarm bells ringing her posts. Neighbour has left over Tarmac he needs to lay next week? Hardly legal or legitimate. Probably off the back of a council lorry tipping for a mate as they've screwed over the local council Highways dept. And this type of Tarmac isn't compliant with council/planning rules for domestic use.

    When the OPs garden/house floods because of this newly laid drive her insurance will be void and refuse to pay out because it's non-compliant or even illegal.
  • Land_Registry
    Land_Registry Posts: 6,146 Organisation Representative
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    loveka wrote: »
    Just do a Google search land registry practice guide fences. It will come up.

    Practice Guide 40 Land Registry plans - boundaries
    “Official Company Representative
    I am the official company representative of Land Registry. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"
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