Fence issue with aggressive neighbours

FBaby

The mattresses/bed frames etc were leaning on the panels and not the posts, and it had been raining for a while so it makes sense that they got heavier etc. (Thank you to user who bought this up).

So you were aware of the situation if you are saying that they got heavier with rain (must have taken quite a few days for it to get to that stage). So not only are accusing her of destroying your panel when you have no evidence that her action was the cause, but you could have politely and kindly asked if she'd mind moving the mattress BEFORE it ended up breaking your fence.

The way you went about it, blaming her fully for the situation is what caused things to be where they are now. Pity you didn't come here to post for advice before deciding to march to her front door and demand compensation.

FBaby

By the way, should have added that our neighbour have their massive metal table leaning against our fence all winter and guess what, it's still there but then we knew it would take much more than this to get it down as we paid good money for the strongest panel and got a professional to put them up.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

OP, check your purchasing paperwork. There should be a plan of your house with T markers showing fence ownership. If the fence is yours, replace it (worth spending the money for a sturdy one) and go to court for damages if you really want to start a rift with your neighbours that you'd be obliged to declare on selling. If it isn't yours, then put up your own anyway within your boundary.

cbrown372

I'm more concerned about the cat in the OPs house that seems to only be visited for 10 minutes a day for feeding?

Guest101

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

OP, check your purchasing paperwork. There should be a plan of your house with T markers showing fence ownership. If the fence is yours, replace it (worth spending the money for a sturdy one) and go to court for damages if you really want to start a rift with your neighbours that you'd be obliged to declare on selling. If it isn't yours, then put up your own anyway within your boundary.

That does not show fence ownership. Simply who must maintain the boundary.

Otherwise spot on

justme111

Op , condolences for having these neighbours. I probably would have messed it up the same way you did , it is easy to pick holes in ones actions in retrospect with a cool head being an observer.
Sell the house

missbooboo

NewShadow wrote: »

Out of curiosity... is there some rule or law I'm not aware of that means someone shouldn't lean something temporarily against a fence which (presumably) makes up the boundary between two properties?

Yes, you shouldn't do anything which breaks said fence, but...

This could help good tips from this site: boundary problems.co.uk ( I can not post with links as new comer-sorry!)

goldlemontree

Thank you for the help guys - I'm going to swallow my pride a bit and replace it. Just wish inconsiderate people would pay up and take responsibility sometimes and not bully people into getting their own way! Re: the cat, I go in to feed and let her out of house in morning and partner comes back on way from work to let her back in! She is quite happy with this arrangement haha. Thank you to all useful comments xx

Guest101

goldlemontree wrote: »

Thank you for the help guys - I'm going to swallow my pride a bit and replace it. Just wish inconsiderate people would pay up and take responsibility sometimes and not bully people into getting their own way! Re: the cat, I go in to feed and let her out of house in morning and partner comes back on way from work to let her back in! She is quite happy with this arrangement haha. Thank you to all useful comments xx

For goodness sake, can you work out who's fence it is first. You might have absolutely no right to interfere with it. Is property ownership law so difficult that you cant comprehend it?

Person_one

goldlemontree wrote: »

Thank you for the help guys - I'm going to swallow my pride a bit and replace it. Just wish inconsiderate people would pay up and take responsibility sometimes and not bully people into getting their own way! Re: the cat, I go in to feed and let her out of house in morning and partner comes back on way from work to let her back in! She is quite happy with this arrangement haha. Thank you to all useful comments xx

So your cat is shut in an empty house all night and shut out all day? With only 10 minutes twice a day where it sees its owners? How long are you planning to carry on with that situation until you fully move in? What do you do with the cat when you're having work done on the house?