Neighbours tree

CKhalvashi

Good afternoon guys, I don't often pop over this way board-wise.

A neighbour has had a tree cut down in the past few days (I'm not sure exactly when), and the branches etc have been thrown over my fence.

I've spoken to her, and apparently because my garden isn't in perfect condition (admittedly so, but it's not too much of a mess and definitely didn't have bits of tree in it) it 'makes no difference' (except that I now have 3x more to do than previously).

Am I at liberty to throw it back, or do I need to have it removed (it's a lot more than a car load) and invoice her for it (the tree was on her land, I don't know and don't care who actually threw it over)?

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Ganga

I would throw it back into her garden ,her tree - her branches ,do you get on with her? if so just knock on her door and tell her you will be doing it unless she wants to pay someone to take it away .

CKhalvashi

Ganga said:

I would throw it back into her garden ,her tree - her branches ,do you get on with her? if so just knock on her door and tell her you will be doing it unless she wants to pay someone to take it away .

I've tried speaking, I've simply been told that she doesn't know who the contractors were. I don't really see her (she's retired, I work largely unsociable hours). Her exact words were 'I'm just a little old lady, it's not my problem, speak to the guys who did the work'.

I'd be fine with that, but it doesn't help though if she can't (or won't) tell me who has done the work in the first place.

This is my only afternoon off this week, so I'm going to move it onto the paved part of my garden and pop a note through her door giving her (or her contractor) 48 hours to remove it or it will be given back to her. Hopefully this works as I just want it gone.

TELLIT01

CKhalvashi said:

Ganga said:

I would throw it back into her garden ,her tree - her branches ,do you get on with her? if so just knock on her door and tell her you will be doing it unless she wants to pay someone to take it away .

I've tried speaking, I've simply been told that she doesn't know who the contractors were. I don't really see her (she's retired, I work largely unsociable hours). Her exact words were 'I'm just a little old lady, it's not my problem, speak to the guys who did the work'.

I'd be fine with that, but it doesn't help though if she can't (or won't) tell me who has done the work in the first place.

This is my only afternoon off this week, so I'm going to move it onto the paved part of my garden and pop a note through her door giving her (or her contractor) 48 hours to remove it or it will be given back to her. Hopefully this works as I just want it gone.

She's trying to put a guilt trip on you.  She must have told the contractor to dump the stuff in your garden so it's her responsibility to get them back to remove it all.  I wouldn't hesitate to put everything back over the fence immediately.  If you had cut the branches off it would be a different situation.

CKhalvashi

TELLIT01 said:

CKhalvashi said:

Ganga said:

I would throw it back into her garden ,her tree - her branches ,do you get on with her? if so just knock on her door and tell her you will be doing it unless she wants to pay someone to take it away .

I've tried speaking, I've simply been told that she doesn't know who the contractors were. I don't really see her (she's retired, I work largely unsociable hours). Her exact words were 'I'm just a little old lady, it's not my problem, speak to the guys who did the work'.

I'd be fine with that, but it doesn't help though if she can't (or won't) tell me who has done the work in the first place.

This is my only afternoon off this week, so I'm going to move it onto the paved part of my garden and pop a note through her door giving her (or her contractor) 48 hours to remove it or it will be given back to her. Hopefully this works as I just want it gone.

She's trying to put a guilt trip on you.  She must have told the contractor to dump the stuff in your garden so it's her responsibility to get them back to remove it all.  I wouldn't hesitate to put everything back over the fence immediately.  If you had cut the branches off it would be a different situation.

Completely agree, it doesn't work with me.

To avoid the theft of her property, it will be returned to her immediately, thank you.

I was worried it would be considered illegal fly tipping if I were to do this. The tree itself was on the other side of her garden, so there can be no dispute that I have cut it down.

CKhalvashi

Quick update; It's going to be removed by the weekend. Thanks all

CKhalvashi

Mickey666 said:

Presumably the ‘little old lady’ was the one who instructed the contractors to cut down her tree, in which case she IS responsible and it is up to her to deal with the contractors, not anyone else.
I would tell her the branches are her property and you will be returning them so that SHE can call back her contractors to deal with them.
If you want to get really heavy about it, this is actually a case of fly tipping waste material on your land.  Since you know who was responsible you could report it to the local council.  They might not want to take action against a neighbour but they probably would against a commercial company.  If the ‘little old lady’ defence is tugging at your heartstrings then you could contact the contractor directly and ask them to come to your property to remove their waste.  If they refuse, tell them you will be reporting them to the local council for fly tipping.  It’s a criminal offence so should get their attention.

It won't be necessary, it's going to be gone by the weekend (if it's not, I'll be doing it for her, however only to remove it back over her fence). I don't see the point in reporting it as nothing probably will be done, but also because it's not actually going to achieve anything in terms of sorting it out.

The 'little old lady' part doesn't tug on my heartstrings at all. I treat everyone equally, however at the same time I just want the situation dealt with reasonably quickly, partly as the property may or may not be my responsibility much longer (significant change in work circumstances). I therefore don't want to cause any form of formal dispute with her.

Rosa_Damascena

TELLIT01 said:

CKhalvashi said:

Ganga said:

I would throw it back into her garden ,her tree - her branches ,do you get on with her? if so just knock on her door and tell her you will be doing it unless she wants to pay someone to take it away .

I've tried speaking, I've simply been told that she doesn't know who the contractors were. I don't really see her (she's retired, I work largely unsociable hours). Her exact words were 'I'm just a little old lady, it's not my problem, speak to the guys who did the work'.

I'd be fine with that, but it doesn't help though if she can't (or won't) tell me who has done the work in the first place.

This is my only afternoon off this week, so I'm going to move it onto the paved part of my garden and pop a note through her door giving her (or her contractor) 48 hours to remove it or it will be given back to her. Hopefully this works as I just want it gone.

She's trying to put a guilt trip on you.  She must have told the contractor to dump the stuff in your garden so it's her responsibility to get them back to remove it all.  I wouldn't hesitate to put everything back over the fence immediately.  If you had cut the branches off it would be a different situation.

Your assessment is correct but I fear the BiB is harsh for someone who is genuinely infirm.

I'm looking forward to the day I can milk sympathy for age-related reasons myself!