Tree advice

luke1066_2

The wife and I are looking to purchase a property that has 3 large trees in the garden all of which are close to a neighbouring property. 

2 of the trees (in the picture) have been “pruned/cut back” beginning of this year the 3rd is behind the picture and is huge, maybe an oak. 

According to the vendors none of which have a TPO against them.

My question is what will these trees look like once they start new growth?
what type of pruning is it that these two have received. 

The garden is south facing so the trees block a fair bit of light to the garden/ house. 

Eldi_Dos

If it is Oak it could be worth a substantial amount if you did cut it down, but I think it is worth more for its amenity value.

EssexExile

I love the trees in my garden. The trees that have been cut back will either burst back into life and look lovely in a couple of years, or they won't. If they don't, it doesn't cost the earth to have them taken down.

Bendy_House

Trees are beautiful. If you do buy the house (looks lovely ), then please consider leaving it at least a year to determine what, if any, negative effect these trees actually have.

The cutting-back looks (to my untrained eyes) to have been done carefully and thoughtfully; ie, lots of thinning-out and removal of untidy and unwanted branches, rather than just an overall reduction of length that inexperienced folk like me do...

TELLIT01

I would consider checking with the local council that the trees don't have TPOs on them.  Don't just take the word of the vendor unless lack of TPO is stated in the sales documentation.

koalakoala

They look far too close to neighbouring properties, roots can cause so much damage

luke1066_2

TELLIT01 said:

I would consider checking with the local council that the trees don't have TPOs on them.  Don't just take the word of the vendor unless lack of TPO is stated in the sales documentation.

Thanks for the advice. I had a look on the local authority tpo map but it has very little detail on it to be honest. 

luke1066_2

koalakoala said:

They look far too close to neighbouring properties, roots can cause so much damage

I thought that also however, the neighbouring property was only built in the last 15-20 years so the trees would have been pretty fully established at that point. 

jvjack

If the garden is not to far from the road maybe Streetview /google maps will show how the trees were before. There is sometimes option to see few years ago.

FreeBear

TELLIT01 said:

I would consider checking with the local council that the trees don't have TPOs on them.  Don't just take the word of the vendor unless lack of TPO is stated in the sales documentation.

If there are any TPOs in place, it should come up when searches are done.

GDB2222

Not just TPOS. Also, conservation areas.