Boundary dispute with neighbour

sirromjp

From the bottom end of the garden the fence gradually comes across my garden and by as much as 1 metre at one point, where it bends. Difficult to describe verbally without pics. It’s kind of an L shape fence but corner is more than 90 degrees, it’s more like 130/140 degrees. This bit cuts across my kitchen window. This is one of the reasons I’m certain it’s moved. You get used to the view from your kitchen window/sink after 12 years. I used to be able to see the bottom of my garden, the tree, fence and my car/garage beyond. Now I can’t. Hope that explains a little better.

sirromjp

I mean the solicitor who is dealing with their house sale. So I can check they are aware of the dispute.

sirromjp

Yes I have title plan and title register from LR. A solicitor friend suggested contacting their lender to advise them of the dispute. Not sure if this will help or not but worth a go perhaps.

davidmcn

sirromjp wrote: »

I mean the solicitor who is dealing with their house sale. So I can check they are aware of the dispute.

I'm not sure whether you're replying to my post (as you're not quoting which post you're responding to) but you can't check whether they're aware. They're not going to discuss it with you unless their client asks them to.

sirromjp wrote: »

A solicitor friend suggested contacting their lender to advise them of the dispute. Not sure if this will help or not but worth a go perhaps.

Why did they think that would help? I can't see the current lender getting very interested, especially if the mortgage is about to be repaid from the sale.

sirromjp

Wise words Davesnave, thank you

Thanks also for the LR link. Got the register and plan

sirromjp

Sorry davidmcn, I don’t know how to do the “quote” thing. Have tried googling how to but 🤔

sirromjp

Nicki wrote: »

Erect your own fence just inside the exact boundary? Doesn't have to be expensive or match the rest of the neighbours fence.

Correct boundary is on their land so I’m not going to be able to do that.

Davesnave

sirromjp wrote: »

Sorry davidmcn, I don’t know how to do the “quote” thing. Have tried googling how to but ��

You just press 'Quote' under the post you wish to reply to. The program throws up a reply box with the quote inserted.


You can edit the quote if you only want a part of it, but you must leave the word

intact at the beginning and end, with its brackets.

sirromjp

Davesnave wrote: »

You just press 'Quote' under the post you wish to reply to. The program throws up a reply box with the quote inserted.


You can edit the quote if you only want a part of it, but you must leave the word

intact at the beginning and end, with its brackets.

Ahh Got it! Thank you

moneyistooshorttomention

Have you started with the obvious first step? - ie go to your neighbour and say words to the effect of "I guess you hadn't really realised - but your workmen havent put your new fence in quite the right position. Formerly I could see 'so and so' from my kitchen window, but now I can only see 'such and such'. I'm afraid they're going to need to move it back to normal position".

Or have you already tried this and got a shirty response? or there's been "history" with this neighbour and you know they'd respond badly?

If there's no "history" with this neighbour - then I'd think the first thing you need to do (if only to look like "A Reasonable Person" in anyone else's eyes - eg a court) would be to point out the discrepancy and ask for it to be put right in a "reasonable manner" iyswim. Then start "going firmer" if you have to...but you can state you tried "sweet reason" to start with.