Neighbour wants to hire tree prumer to cut overhanging branches and send us the bill

poly192

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elsien

Nope.
They can cut them back if they want to but they have to bear the cost. They can offer the branches back to you but if you decline it's their responsibility to get shut of them.

EachPenny

What kind of tree is it? Is there any possibility of it having a TPO?

poly192

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dj1471

It's all very silly.

There's no grounds for them billing you for cutting the tree back.

I suggest you either give them written permission to cut it back as they see fit or offer to cut it back for them.

elsien

This probably covers it.

http://info.westberks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=22464&p=0

In the interests of attempting to build a relationship, how big a nuisance is the tree (I'm presuming it's not causing damage) and would you be prepared to make any sort of contribution if you can agree on costs before the work goes ahead?

EachPenny

nickopicko wrote: »

Highly unlikely that it has a TPO and it is a very tall big tree, not sure what it's called.

If it is your tree on your land then I'd want to be certain there was no restriction (e.g. TPO) on carrying out significant work on it before giving the neighbours permission.

Depending on species, giving it a very heavy haircut on just one side may cause problems, especially the trunk is close to the boundary so that removing all the overhanging branches will make it unbalanced. You might need to think about whether it needs pruning or thinning out on your side as well to maintain stability.

poly192

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elsien

The police aren't always particularly good on civil matters - I suspect it's less lying and more making it up as they go along/deciding what they think it should be.

poly192

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FreeBear

nickopicko wrote: »

The police gave us false information, saying the neighbors could send us the bill!

Not entirely false information. The neighbours could send you a bill for pruning the trees, as could I. But there is no legal requirement or moral duty to pay it. If the neighbours wanted to get stroppy about it, they would have to pursue it through the courts as a civil dispute - Their chances of success is minimal, and even less if you hand them written permission to carry out the work at their expense.

The police are only there to prevent crime and perhaps catch the odd criminal or two - They have no training to offer advice on civil matters.