The neighbor has cut down the fence.

Alderbank

You acquire any permanent structures along with the land. Hence a brick wall qualifies.

bluelad1927

You're right not to tackle him. The fall could do some serious injury. Just have a chat instead

eddddy

nottsphil said:

eddddy said:

Typically, a fence belongs to whoever paid for it and put it up.

• So if you (or a previous owner of your house) put it up, it would be yours.

• If the neighbour (or a previous owner of the neighbour's house) put it up, it would belong to the neighbour.

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When you buy freehold, you are buying the land along with anything that's happens to be built on it. So I was wondering if a fence would qualify - certainly a brick  wall would, whoever had built it.

You would be buying whatever the buyer and seller had agreed. (Although, the seller cannot legally sell anything they don't own.)

Typically, if a seller owns a garden fence or a garden wall, they will be agreeing to sell it along with the rest of the property.

And if a garden fence or garden wall is being built on your land, typically, it's being built by you and you own it.


(In theory, there might be cases where you've allowed somebody else to build their fence or wall on your land, or you're renting a fence or wall - but that seems very unlikely in practice.)

ThisIsWeird

Sod who owns the fence! This crinkly has TRESPASSED.

Do you have Legal Protec... only kidding

Boffinman

ThisIsWeird said:

Sod who owns the fence! This crinkly has TRESPASSED.

Do you have Legal Protec... only kidding

Crinkly??   I resemble that remark!!   

Schwarzwald

propertyrental said:

Tea and cake.

Tea and cake, and also bring a defibrillator just in case...

YoungBlueEyes

I tell ya, I'd swop my neighbours for yours in a New York minute. An old boy getting on with himself and taking care of the place - I'd pay extra for that! 

If anything I would say exactly this 

UnderOffer said:

…”Hi Jim, gardens looking great and your shed is super smart now it has been painted. Just wondering when the fence will be put back or replaced? I’m keen to get it reinstated so can you let me know your plans and can I help at all?”

I mean, it's not like he doesn't know there's a bladdy big gap in the fence, so maybe it's on his To Do list and it'll be done when his shed is done.