Conifers and Bushes causing problems.

shezza2

Hi all, the bottom of my garden backs onto another property and the owner has very tall conifer trees, apart from the height they are hanging over onto my property. Mingled in with these trees there is an Ivy bush that has grown up onto the roof and around the side of my garage. I have also noticed that it has started to grow under the roof panels and inside the garage. Cutting the offending branches and bushes myself is not an option because of my age and injury. So I went around to see him but there was nobody in, I printed  some photos off and sent him a note asking politely if he could see his way to getting them trimmed. That was over three weeks ago and I have heard nothing from him. Any ideas what should be my next course of action.   

Keep_pedalling

I doubt he actually planted the ivy so it is down to you to get it sorted. If should not cost too much to get a gardener / handyman in to cut the Ivy back and get them to trim the over hanging conifers at the same time.

shezza2

Keep_pedalling said:

I doubt he actually planted the ivy so it is down to you to get it sorted. If should not cost too much to get a gardener / handyman in to cut the Ivy back and get them to trim the over hanging conifers at the same time.

Even though the Ivy is coming from his garden!

KxMx

If he is unwilling to do anything then yes, all you can do is take action (hire a gardener) to trim the growth on your side. 

TELLIT01

Ivy very much does its own thing.  Before long it will be growing directly from your garden if you don't take action to remove it.  Wherever ivy touches earth it will root and grow even stronger from that point.

If the neighbour won't cut the conifers and bushes back I'm afraid you have two options.  You either live with them or get them cut back yourself.  Irrespective of what some people may do, or advise you to do, you cannot legally throw the cut branches back into his garden.  You must offer them back but in the absence of agreement you will have to arrange their disposal.

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shezza2 said:

Keep_pedalling said:

I doubt he actually planted the ivy so it is down to you to get it sorted. If should not cost too much to get a gardener / handyman in to cut the Ivy back and get them to trim the over hanging conifers at the same time.

Even though the Ivy is coming from his garden!

Ivy travels, it could have originated several gardens away.

Post another letter through the neighbours door saying you'll be employing a gardener to carry out the proposed work and you'll send him an invoice for 80% of the cost.
In the letter provide yours and the gardeners names and numbers and make yourself available for talks, don't withhold that information or talks will go nowhere.

Ectophile

There is a law that allows you to force your neighbour to chop down a high conifer hedge if it's that bad.  See https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/high-hedges and also the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 part 8 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/38/part/8 if you're into reading the full legalese.