Issue with neighbours tree, also damaging my property

Nicip

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

DB1904

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

I still think you need/should have done something to minimise any damage.

Nicip

DB1904 said:

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

I still think you need/should have done something to minimise any damage.

The only thing I can do to minimize damage is to take contents out of the shed.  There is nowhere at home to store any of it, and I'm not having it pinched from my garden.  It would have to go into storage - the nearest for me being 5 miles away.  So somehow I'd have to get it there, then if I needed something I'd have to do a 10 mile round trip to get it.  Then there's the cost of the storage too.  The contents will only be damaged if the tree actually falls.  

Mojisola

Nicip said:

The only thing I can do to minimize damage is to take contents out of the shed.

You said that you noticed the problem last year - that was the time to take action.

Although your neighbour is responsible for the tree, you have allowed the situation to get worse.

TELLIT01

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

She's perfectly entitled to park right up to the edge of her property.  The fact that her doing so creates problems for you parking 2 cars is for you to sort out, not her.  She may have very good reason for doing so now, but it appears there is no communication between you so you will never know.  My neighbour and I both park close to our boundary, but I reverse in and they drive in forward so access to both cars isn't a problem.

theoretica

TELLIT01 said:

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

She's perfectly entitled to park right up to the edge of her property. 

But she may not be entitled to access the OP's property to exit her car, which I gather may be happening.

DB1904

Nicip said:

DB1904 said:

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

I still think you need/should have done something to minimise any damage.

The only thing I can do to minimize damage is to take contents out of the shed.  There is nowhere at home to store any of it, and I'm not having it pinched from my garden.  It would have to go into storage - the nearest for me being 5 miles away.  So somehow I'd have to get it there, then if I needed something I'd have to do a 10 mile round trip to get it.  Then there's the cost of the storage too.  The contents will only be damaged if the tree actually falls.  

Why can't you cut the tree back to the boundary?

ashe

DB1904 said:

Nicip said:

DB1904 said:

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

I still think you need/should have done something to minimise any damage.

The only thing I can do to minimize damage is to take contents out of the shed.  There is nowhere at home to store any of it, and I'm not having it pinched from my garden.  It would have to go into storage - the nearest for me being 5 miles away.  So somehow I'd have to get it there, then if I needed something I'd have to do a 10 mile round trip to get it.  Then there's the cost of the storage too.  The contents will only be damaged if the tree actually falls.  

Why can't you cut the tree back to the boundary?

because its the trunk

Nicip

theoretica said:

TELLIT01 said:

Nicip said:

Update on this all.
The weekend after this she's tried to cause me hassle.  I've caught her filming me in my garden with my dogs, and suddenly she's started parking in front of her garage - I know this in itself isn't a problem but what she started doing on Thursday is. She's basically trying to intimidate me. 
I came back from a visit on Thursday to find that she'd parked right on the very edge of her drive.  Well, I have to put two cars on my drive and have access to to my front door which means I have to park on my drive next to her.  I think there was a 4inch gap between the cars - no issue for me but a total inconvenience for her had she wanted to go out before me.
Again I've come back from work today and she's done it again.   I parked over a bit allowing just enough room for her to get in, however when my daughter got back from work there wasn't room for her to get the other side of my car.  So I'll carry on parking where I have done for the last 20 years and if its an issue for her to get in she'll have to politely ask me to move, and perhaps go back to parking where she always has done.
I have spoken to the mediation dept. at our local council who have suggested I write to her again offering to go to mediation, if she turns it down then it would make her look even worse in a courts eyes if it comes to that.
Today the tree is a fraction off resting on my shed.  In fact from one side it looks as though it is but the other side you can see the tiniest of gaps.

She's perfectly entitled to park right up to the edge of her property. 

But she may not be entitled to access the OP's property to exit her car, which I gather may be happening.

Yes the only way she can get out of her car is on my drive.  I'm still parking exactly where I always have done - it causes no inconvenience to me only to her

Nicip

Mojisola said:

Nicip said:

The only thing I can do to minimize damage is to take contents out of the shed.

You said that you noticed the problem last year - that was the time to take action.

Although your neighbour is responsible for the tree, you have allowed the situation to get worse.

Yes, and last year my neighbour said that she's sort it.  What else could I have done?  There's a cost of living crisis going on at the moment and I just about make ends meet.  I couldn't move my shed!  I haven't got any storage for the contents, that's why I have a shed! What damage could I have stopped.  To stop the tree from damaging the shed it needed to be cut off at the trunk - which I'm not allowed to do!  So what do you really think I should have done?