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Who owns the fence between a council property and a private house
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unforeseen said:If it is the neighbours responsibility then barring a positive covenant (rarer than hens teeth) then they can just remove it and replace with some sticks and a bit of string
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So far, it's all just conjecture.
The OP asked"Who owns the fence between a council property and a private house"
and clearly hoped there was a standard answer in relation to council/private houses.
As has been explained there is no such standard answer so until the OP does does further research and provides further details, based on the respective properties' deeds, any attempt to answer here must be couched in terms of 'sometimes', 'usually', 'possibly' etc.
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propertyrental said:So far, it's all just conjecture.WLM21 said:
A [council] worker has called and in his words .. the neighbour has bought their house and so also bought ownership of the fence.
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Section62 said:Bigphil1474 said:OP, councils are skint so don't want to spend any money. However, if the garden is 'unsafe' then it might be worth speaking to your local councillor. You rent your property from the council and they have a responsibility to you as their tenant. Involving a councillor might get them to do something.If it is the neighbour's responsibility then the council shouldn't be paying for the fence to be replaced/repaired... there's plenty they can't afford to do without taking over responsibility for someone else's obligations. The councillor will hopefully be aware of that already.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1
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And even if you can determine that (as between the neighbouring owners) it's the council's fence, that doesn't necessarily mean they have an obligation to the tenant to do anything about it.0
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propertyrental said:So far, it's all just conjecture.
As has been explained there is no such standard answer so until the OP does does further research and provides further details, based on the respective properties' deeds, any attempt to answer here must be couched in terms of 'sometimes', 'usually', 'possibly' etc.If the council officer stated that the neighbour owned the fence, it must be on his side, so he has responsibility for that. If there is a tall, mature hedge on the neighbour's side, why does the OP need a fence?
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Section62 said:Based on the OP's first post, the council housing officer will probably tell the councillor that the fence belongs to the neighbour and they will (/have) asked the neighbour to put the fence back into a resonable state of repair (if necessary).If it is the neighbour's responsibility then the council shouldn't be paying for the fence to be replaced/repaired... there's plenty they can't afford to do without taking over responsibility for someone else's obligations. The councillor will hopefully be aware of that already.
Call me a cynic, but the Cllr will want votes at whenever the next local election falls, so will give a super-pandering answer. It would be far better really if the Cllr simply acted in a more honest way.1 -
Not sure I agree with that - the councillor may well agree that it is the neighbours fence and that the council can't make them repair it - doesn't mean the councillor couldn't persuade the housing office to install a suitable fence on the council tenants side to avoid the usual anti council headlines in the local rag.1
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Bigphil1474 said:Not sure I agree with that - the councillor may well agree that it is the neighbours fence and that the council can't make them repair it - doesn't mean the councillor couldn't persuade the housing office to install a suitable fence on the council tenants side to avoid the usual anti council headlines in the local rag.
The OP has a child, so that will be what makes the council put a fence up, if it's required.
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sevenhills said:Bigphil1474 said:Not sure I agree with that - the councillor may well agree that it is the neighbours fence and that the council can't make them repair it - doesn't mean the councillor couldn't persuade the housing office to install a suitable fence on the council tenants side to avoid the usual anti council headlines in the local rag.
The OP has a child, so that will be what makes the council put a fence up, if it's required.All 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.2
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