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Are my neighbours tree ‘surgeons’ allowed to jump the fence into my garden?
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The neighbours should have asked/ informed you, but it's done now and turning it into an issue wont really help anyone. The tree surgeons just want to get in and get the job done, they aren't going to leave the job for another day just because you didn't answer the door. Assuming no damage done (to your property) and it was a one off then I'd move on. All the stuff about class etc is irrelevant tbh6
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It’s possible the neighbour didn’t know or never occurred to them that the tree surgeons would need access to your property to prune a tree in their garden.The tree surgeons knocked on your door and when you didn’t answer went into your garden to do the work. It’s a bit annoying but personally I’d let it slide instead of starting on about the legalities. There may well come a time when you want work done on your property and need access to your neighbour’s property in order to get it done.8
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And depending what the OP means by "just" bought, perhaps the neighbours had warned the previous owners about their plans, but the message didn't get passed on. Not a big deal either way though.1
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theartfullodger said:Yes of course they are, with your permission.
Do the decent thing and permit it. Or do you want to have to declare a dispute with neighours when you sell.
You know, British values of decency and fair play.
As a thoroughly decent, pinkie waving, monocle wearing, top cove (don't you know) currently looking at getting some tree surgery I will make sure I tell my neighbours when any work is arranged. Well I say that I will send the butler round.
As a previous commenter don't really see why 'british values' come into it?
I would argue that, if needed, it is the neighbours you should be directing your comments at.nicknameless said:You know, British values of decency and fair play.
Edited to add - also of no relevance whatsoever to the thread.
Well if we are making vaguely passive agressive patriotic sayings what happened to a englishman's home is his castle?
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SavingPennies_2 said:The neighbours should have asked/ informed you, but it's done now and turning it into an issue wont really help anyone. The tree surgeons just want to get in and get the job done, they aren't going to leave the job for another day just because you didn't answer the door. Assuming no damage done (to your property) and it was a one off then I'd move on. All the stuff about class etc is irrelevant tbhAll shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.8 -
It is the done thing to answer the door whether or not you are expecting a delivery. Some neighbour might gave been in need of urgent assistance and knocked on several other doors. The beighbour in question might have assumed knowlegeable tree surgeons could have completed their work inside their garden.5
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The neighbour may not have known the work was going to be done that day, or may not have known that access from your garden would be required. Your neighbour is probably not a tree expert who would know that.
The tree surgeon did try to notify you but you didn't answer the door. He was not going to stop the job and go away, then have to come back another day.
If you had not been in, as he thought, he would have done the job and be gone, probably without you knowing.
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grumiofoundation said:theartfullodger said:Yes of course they are, with your permission.
Do the decent thing and permit it. Or do you want to have to declare a dispute with neighours when you sell.
You know, British values of decency and fair play.
As a thoroughly decent, pinkie waving, monocle wearing, top cove (don't you know) currently looking at getting some tree surgery I will make sure I tell my neighbours when any work is arranged. Well I say that I will send the butler round.
As a previous commenter don't really see why 'british values' come into it?
I would argue that, if needed, it is the neighbours you should be directing your comments at.nicknameless said:You know, British values of decency and fair play.
Edited to add - also of no relevance whatsoever to the thread.
Well if we are making vaguely passive agressive patriotic sayings what happened to a englishman's home is his castle?Feb 2008, 20year lifetime tracker with "Sproggit and Sylvester"... 0.14% + base for 2 years, then 0.99% + base for life of mortgage...base was 5.5% in 2008...but not for long. Credit to my mortgage broker0 -
gwynlas said:It is the done thing to answer the door whether or not you are expecting a delivery. Some neighbour might gave been in need of urgent assistance and knocked on several other doors. The beighbour in question might have assumed knowlegeable tree surgeons could have completed their work inside their garden.
My thoughts are let this one go but .......... knock or put a note through next door to ask that they give you notice in future (as you will to them). Particularly as you do night shifts and could've been asleep. Looking out and seeing four men, dressed in black, in my garden would've scared the cr*p out of me, especially in a tired state.5 -
1122abc said:My partner and I have just bought our first house. Therefore, I don’t have a lot of experience with what is and isn’t normal neighbour behaviour. We live in a middle (?high) class area, however I grew up working class. We both have respected professional jobs hence our new location but I still don’t feel like I fit in around here, I’m also British born to 1st gen immigrants in a predominantly English area, so I don’t want to cause a fuss and be “that” neighbour. My partner is also not white.
Nothing in the above paragraph is relevant to your issueI’ve just come back from a 13.5 hour night shift. I’m exhausted. I was in the shower and I heard banging at my front door. I ignored it as I wasn’t expecting a delivery. I came out of the downstairs shower in a towel and I walked into the kitchen/diner that opens up to the garden with bifold windows. My intention was to grab paracetamol quickly hence I kept my towel on.
But not too exhausted to post on here? Someone banging on the door could be for anything, just because you were not expecting a parcel. Surely the reason you ignored the knocking was because you were actually in the shower at the time.I saw four men in my garden. One with a very long lopper, all in black hoodies, joggers and one with a puffer jacket. I was really petrified. Long story short, they said that they need to cut my neighbour’s tree. I said I didn’t know this was happening today. They replied “well we knocked”, shrugged their shoulders and set up a ladder. I asked if they needed my permission to be in my garden but they said they don’t, because they are cutting down the tree which is the neighbours property and they’re actually doing my a favour by improving my view.
Why does it matter that they were wearing hoodies etc? Yes it would be a shock to see men in the garden but why petrified if you could see what they were doing. Presumably by the time yoou had got dressed and approached them it would be obvious they were doing the tree.I would be so grateful for opinions. Surely the neighbour could just post a quick note to let me know that the tree people are coming and will be in my garden - at least so I know?
Perhaps he did not know they were going to come today.
They are in right now, as the couple were briefly in their garden admiring their slaughtered tree.
Slaughtered?
We moved in in March but have only seen them once but haven’t had the chance to smile or say hello just yet. We work super long hours so barely see each other let alone neighbours.
If you have been there 9 months then perhaps the neighbours feel you are unapproachable. Why not just pop round and introduce yourselves. Surely at some point in the last 9 months you would have been coming in or out of the house at the same point as them. Do the neighbourly thing and say hello. They could also have made an effort to welcome you of course.Sorry it’s so long, my questions are
1. Can the tree surgeons legally jump the fence into my garden?
2. Shouldn’t your neighbour inform you if their workmen will be working on your property?
thanks!2
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