We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More » This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are - or become - political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Next door neighbour tree fall into my garden

Dodgysailor · 2024-12-09 15:06:40

Hi not sure this is the right forum... After this last past storm a big tree from my neighbour fall into my garden which lucky enough has not killed anyone. The issue now is the removal of the tree. Neighbour says it is my responsibility because the tree is in my garden and I should claim through my insurance. It looks a…

Options

Comments

Eldi_Dos Posts: 2,130 Forumite

10 December 2024 at 9:32AM

The species of the tree will have a bearing on how you approach that. If it is a Oak the timber will have a value, if it is suitable for logs someone may remove it for free, leaving you just the smaller branches and offcuts to deal with.

But if it is a Ash you will have to follow the requirments to contain Ash die back disease, so I would say the first thing to do is find out what species the tree is and if it is Ash seek professional advice.

0