Neighbour building on my land

Doozergirl

ThisIsWeird said:

Doozergirl said:

ThisIsWeird said:

You give the neighbour the opportunity to correct his error, and inform him what will happen if he doesn't.
If he doesn't, you take legal action.
Rarely have I read about such an indesputable case.
And, yes, rarely is taking legal action an enjoyable experience. But this will be the exception.

I completed a MCOL court form in February. 

We got a court date for December.  It's open and shut but it still took me over eight hours to put an evidence bundle together and create a reply to their defence statement. 

They now haven't responded to the court with their own evidence bundle so I should get judgement in my favour shortly but then there's the fun of getting the money. 

I had verbal advice from a legal helpline but no one was going to pay for me to have a solicitor other than me.  

Even when it's easy, it isn't easy.  I'd definitely have one of my boys in there with the power tools.  It is the easiest solution.  

I would hope, but obviously don't know, that Kam's situation is far simpler, pretty much as straightforward as any such issue could be.
What would you suggest Kam does in their situation, assuming they don't have a boy to call on?

I gave someone £2,000 to build me a website.  They did nothing.  Nada.  Zilch.   It doesn't get easier than that but I've had to outlay another £300 odd to the court so far plus my time.  

I'd give the neighbour information about breaching damp proof course, and tell him how much a 'boy' would cost for half a day to remove it and give him the choice.  Remove it or pay to remove it.  I would pay to remove it if I had to.  

Then and only then would I consider litigation, and still probably wouldn't as the cost on my time is a lot greater than a couple of hours of someone else's labour.   I also lived next door to people I hated, and I couldn't be doing with the stress of living next door to people I'm suing, it just gives them more to be an idiot about.  

Bonnypitlad

greyteam1959 said:

Is the minister a Catholic by any chance ?

“That would be an ecumenical matter”