We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Boundary wall

PancakeMouse
PancakeMouse Posts: 1 Newbie
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi, I’m just looking for a bit of advice and wondering if anyone can help? A small section of my garden shares a party wall with a neighbouring property. They have the original wall on their property (circa early 1900's) and we have fencing put in alongside it on our property. Our neighbour has just informed us that his wall is starting to fall down and believes it’s because our fence has damaged the foundations of the wall. We have lived in this property for 5 years and the fencing was all in place when we moved in. He had said the onus is on us to pay for his new wall but he’s willing to split the cost. I have no idea whether we have to pay as we don’t know if it was the fence that damaged it and it wasn’t us who put the fence in even if that is the cause of his wall starting to fall. He is currently rebuilding the walls around the rest of his properly so it is clear that none of his boundary walls are stable and until recently has been storing old cars in his garden in that area

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Comments

  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 19,095 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Belief is one thing, proof is another. If your fence posts have damaged his foundations then his wall was very, very badly built
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • caprikid1
    caprikid1 Posts: 2,496 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    He is fishing for a contribution.


    Depends on whether you like your neighbour
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    It's a rubbish wall if it was undermined by a fence!

    It's 120 years old. I think it's called wear and tear.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • Hasbeen
    Hasbeen Posts: 4,404 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    PancakeMouse wrote: »
    They have the original wall on their property (circa early 1900's)

    Our neighbour has just informed us that his wall is starting to fall down and believes it’s because our fence has damaged the foundations of the wall.

    A hundred plus year old wall? He believes? :rotfl::rotfl:

    Tell the neighbour you believe its wear and tear. And they can fix their own old garden wall.
    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
  • z1a
    z1a Posts: 2,522 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    And tell him if his wall damages your fence, you want it making good.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    caprikid1 wrote: »
    He is fishing for a contribution.

    Depends on whether you like your neighbour
    Even if I liked him before, something as blatant as this would make me do a rapid re-evaluation!


    Tell your neighbour you'd like to meet his surveyor or structural engineer. Their report on this must make fascinating reading, considering they've not investigated the foundations on your side.
  • BrownTrout
    BrownTrout Posts: 2,298 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Ask him to show you the proof of any damage.....
  • jimbog
    jimbog Posts: 2,283 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Just say you checked the foundations when you came home from work last night and the good news is that they're fine
    Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 259K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture