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Confusion over who has responsibility for fence
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Matt_2020
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Hello, I have a potential issue over who has responsibility for a fence that borders my property and my neighbour's. When I bought my property, my conveyancing solicitor told me that my neighbour was responsible for maintaining the fence. I have a copy of the 'property information form' and an email from my solicitor confirming this. Unfortunately my neighbour's landlord has said that I am responsible for maintaining the fence between the two properties. In view of this, I was wondering the best course of action to take, whether to wait for the fence to blow down and then present the neighbour's landlord with my evidence that they are responsible or whether there is something I could be doing now. Any help and advice would be much appreciated!
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What evidence would you be presenting them with? Have you actually checked your (and their) titles?1
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Your solicitor told you that the neighbouring property's owner was responsible for maintaining the boundary...
That doesn't mean they own the fence.1 -
No obligation to have a fence ...2
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davidmcn said:What evidence would you be presenting them with? Have you actually checked your (and their) titles?
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AdrianC said:Your solicitor told you that the neighbouring property's owner was responsible for maintaining the boundary...
That doesn't mean they own the fence.
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It doesnt matter, you're missing the point.
No matter who owns it, there's no obligations to repair it. You want a fence, put one up.4 -
Comms69 said:It doesnt matter, you're missing the point.
No matter who owns it, there's no obligations to repair it. You want a fence, put one up.
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Matt_2020 said:bouicca21 said:No obligation to have a fence ...0
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Matt_2020 said:davidmcn said:What evidence would you be presenting them with? Have you actually checked your (and their) titles?Well - and what exactly does it say? I can't read it from here????This comes up so often we really need a stickie......0
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