Neighbour using shed as fence

ProDave

The bit that puzzles me is reference to FRONT garden.  You don't normally have sheds in a front garden?

My only comment is you appear to be lowering the ground level up to the boundary.  Don't go too close or the soil under his shed may fall out onto your garden and his shed will start leaning.  I doubt it has much in the way of foundations.

Jeepers_Creepers

msitcmatt said:

Dear All,

I am looking for some advice on what to do in regards to the attached photo. This is the view from our front garden to which we are currently working on with a view to making things look nicer in order to sell the property. It was probably a couple of years ago when the neighbour removed the fence panels he installed and paid for (even though it is a shared boundary between us and neighbour on other side and not their boundary) we didn't really notice it as first as we had a shed covering it , the shed has now been removed and will not be put back. I am 100% positive that if we were to ask the neighbour to politely  remove it he would un-politely tell us where to go.  Could anyone give us any advice on what to do and who to complain too? Are there any laws against this? 

Many TIA

Can you confirm, please, Msit.

1) You used to have a shed in that corner. You removed this recently as part of your garden renovation?

2) When you removed your shed, you discovered that your neighb had also built a shed in a similar place on their land? This shed IS on THEIR land?

3) At some point, this neighb also removed the fence panel that was in between the two sheds?

4) What do you mean by "I am 100% positive that if we were to ask the neighbour to politely remove it he would un-politely tell us where to go." Remove what? His shed? The one that's on his land?

(I'm just asking all that out of curiosity.)

Anyhoo, the good news is that the solution is to continue that trellis-style fence across the shed, and the curved top will nicely cover the windows.

Jobbie jobbed.

Do anything else, and you are in the realms of a neighbour dispute. Not good if you wish to sell.

TBagpuss

What is your objection to their shed being there? 

Sunsaru

OP: "Excuse me dear neighbour, I don't suppose you would be an absolute angel and take down your shed, which is on your property and that you keep all your stuff in would you? Please??"

Neighbour: "Why??"


Am I missing something here??

[Deleted User]

Yes it is our border and sheds with windows generally aren't used as fences?

Mojisola

msitcmatt said:

Yes it is our border and sheds with windows generally aren't used as fences?

Isn't the shed on their land on their side of where the fence would be if you had one?

Redwino222

I still don’t understand.  Sheds and garages are often tight against the boundary.  

It probably shouldn’t have windows on that side, that it the only thing I can see you could reasonably object to.

Is your concern the shed has become a party wall?

74jax

Is the shed on their land?

Is this your front access? (looks like the back to me?)

What is stopping you putting a fence panel similar to what is already there back in - even the posts are still there making it super easy.

How do you know there was even a panel there in the 1st place if you had a shed there too? 

user1977

msitcmatt said:

Yes it is our border and sheds with windows generally aren't used as fences?

No. But does it matter if they are?

powerful_Rogue

It's not being used as a fence though, as it's not on the boundry -it's on their own land. There is nothing on that section of the boundry, which is more then allowed.