Neighbour removes fence, replaces with barbed wire?

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sdavies13 wrote: »

Hi,


New neighbour's at the bottom of my garden who (thankfully) seem to be making the effort to tidy up their garden. Only problem is they have pulled down a (short) length of plastic coated wire fencing and bridged the gap with barbed wire.


The wire in question has been pushed through into my garden (they haven't pulled tight, just looped it around a tree trunk and some concrete posts). Did try chatting to them about the hazard and couldn't they replace with something less intrusive or pull it tight but they said they were worried about someone using my garden to access the rear of their property and if I have a problem perhaps I should replace it with proper fencing.


Have to admit the plans don't make it clear who owns that bit of fencing and don't want to get in a dispute incase I later decide to sell.


Any thoughts/suggestions?


Thanks.

When you say "concrete posts" - then I'm guessing you mean those ugly greyish concrete posts that tend to be put as boundary markers on public sector/ex public sector housing and with that wire mesh type stuff running between them??

If so - from what I've read about them, then the exact boundary is deemed to be at the halfway point on those posts (ie 1.25" in) - as posts like that are 2.5" thick. If that's the case - then they aren't entitled to "wrap the barbed wire" around the posts - because they would have gone past their boundary and intruded that "half the width of the concrete posts" into your garden.

Now 1.25" or so is peanuts - but the point is that (if the set-up is as I think) then they aren't entitled to have that barbed wire coming into your garden as well. With that - they're not allowed to wrap the wire round and will have to think of another solution.

They also don't seem to have thought through what happens if anyone in your household (eg child/pet/etc) had an accident and fell onto that barbed wire. You wouldn't have far to look for the culprit that had caused that accident - and they could do your child/pet/etc a nasty injury and compensation money wouldnt help very much to "put things right".

bris

If anyone is injured by the fence they can be sued, point this out to them.

Norman_Castle

if I have a problem perhaps I should replace it with proper fencing.

As its a short length and the posts are in place could you remove it and fit panels between the posts?

Davesnave

boliston wrote: »

I'm sure there are laws on barbed wire in that it has to be over a certain height if it's on a boundary 2.5 metres I think.

Blimey, even my sheep don't jump that high!