Trader installed fence in wrong postion without informing of any problems

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HHarry said:

You can usually have a 2m fence anyway, unless it’s along the ‘front’ of the house.

Just to clarify under normal circumstances (i.e assuming no additional planning conditions, listed building, etc etc),  you can have a 2m fence without planning permission as long as it isn't adjacent to a highway used by vehicles (or the footpath of such a highway). 

OP if I lost 20cm from our garden I don't think I'd care but if it's a very small garden then it's more understandable, boundaries are very hard to define anyway, it's unlikely to affect the sale of home in the future so if the fence is otherwise good you just have to weigh up the headache of having it redone and chasing the first guy for the money vs losing that small strip of land.  

randomsaver

Aylesbury_Duck said:

What's happened with your insurer?  I advised to wait and see what they said.

I had a introductary call with insurers legal provider. Basically will need to open a case and take it from there. 
I need to understand if any fees involved as it's a bit unclear and what services they do/don't offer.
And then what worst case scenario looks like.

I had a groundworks person carry out a CAT scan and returned no live cables in the area.
Plus it's in writing, which may not be solid evidence but more of peace if mind that it's safe to dig around there.

There could be redundant cables which can be moved as they are flexible according to the person. And he would carry out the remedial work.

Aylesbury_Duck

bss1983 said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

What's happened with your insurer?  I advised to wait and see what they said.

I had a introductary call with insurers legal provider. Basically will need to open a case and take it from there. 
I need to understand if any fees involved as it's a bit unclear and what services they do/don't offer.
And then what worst case scenario looks like.

I had a groundworks person carry out a CAT scan and returned no live cables in the area.
Plus it's in writing, which may not be solid evidence but more of peace if mind that it's safe to dig around there.

There could be redundant cables which can be moved as they are flexible according to the person. And he would carry out the remedial work.

I'd open the case, then.  If you go to court, you will have to pay a court fee, which will depend upon the amount you're claiming for.  If you win, your court fee should be repaid by the losing party (assuming you can get them to pay anything).  If you lose, you lose the fee.