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Landlord refusing to pay for a new fence

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  • Dunk91
    Dunk91 Posts: 21 Forumite
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    I have been looking into that too, we have a few places where I can get some stuff that I need. Should take half a day. A coat of panel paint which I got left over from the paint. Should do the job
  • sevenhills
    sevenhills Posts: 5,938 Forumite
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    Dunk91 wrote: »
    Hi am looking for advice in the next steps we should take. We currently privately rent a house, the fence in our garden is damaged beyond repair, we have spoken to our landlord on many occasions and they have said it's not their fence.
    Who damaged it, perhaps that is why the landlord does not want to pay?
    Dunk91 wrote: »
    I have been looking into that too, we have a few places where I can get some stuff that I need. Should take half a day. A coat of panel paint which I got left over from the paint. Should do the job
    A good tenant will do this type of thing, well done.
  • Dunk91
    Dunk91 Posts: 21 Forumite
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    It was damage when we had the high winds in the winter, through out the year I've tried to repair it, made countless enquiries in getting it replaced but to to no avail. So now is the time to get it sorted...
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    If the previous tenants put it up it could belong to them.
  • glasgowdan
    glasgowdan Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    You could hammer in a few tree stakes and attach some of this stuff https://www.sure-green.com/products/garden-meshes-and-netting/plastic-garden-mesh-5mm-mesh.php?product=447&utm_source=adrac&utm_medium=shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwxJnNBRAMEiwA8X_-QZhfiLOqA6eE7WtoYY4u0Ha5A1tZ0-s6VDrAFOeTa3Pg3WEr6UwncRoCOpsQAvD_BwE
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    The short answer is that it doesn't matter whose fence it is, you have no way to make either party put up another. Either side could do nothing, or stick in a line of privet cuttings and say "There, boundary marked."

    It therefore falls to you to contain your child within the garden, but a 2 year old shouldn't be left unsupervised for long anyway.

    Dan's suggestion looks about right, for now. In my part of the UK, we'd use sheep fence and barbed wire. Neighbours kids now all over 12 and they haven't climbed it yet!
  • glasgowdan
    glasgowdan Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    We're using the plastic mesh to contain our kids while some bare root hedging establishes
  • bertiewhite
    bertiewhite Posts: 1,904 Forumite
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    The last fence I put up involved some new pallets at £1 each and a few posts from the farm shop @ £2.12 a piece.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,535 Forumite
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    There is no law to have a fence.

    You can just mark a boundary with a piece of string!

    So I would either fix/replace it myself, or find somewhere else to live.
    Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
    Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')

    No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)
  • Ronaldo_Mconaldo
    Ronaldo_Mconaldo Posts: 5,197 Forumite
    Just keep an eye on your two year old, problem solved.
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