Please help

Tillyjojo

Can any one tell me if the fence at the back is mine ,I own everything in red ,but it's staggered red at the back ,thankyou

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Gonk1967

That's not staggered, it's just the way the line is drawn without antialiasing turned on.

gwynlas

If the fence panels match and look as though erected at the same time then I would think it was yours unless you have neighbours who say otherwise.

Tillyjojo

Gonk what does antialiasing turned on mean ,thanks .

Tillyjojo

Gwynlas ,the fence posts are on our side ,we moved in 3 year ago and neighbours have been here 6 years ,he comes into my property to paint the fence as he said it is his ,I've never said anything yet as I want to be sure .tried to get original deeds but unsuccessful,it's driving me insane .

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81952352#Comment_81952352

Unless he's coming onto your property every other week to paint, are you not grateful for him maintaining your property for you (for free)?

Tillyjojo

Hi no I have rendered walls and he has fence paint all over my walls and window frames and all over the ground ,he comes round without even asking . I'm just really trying to find out were I stand and if it's definitely my fence .

eddddy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81952370#Comment_81952370

It sounds like you might be focussing on the wrong thing.

Wouldn't it make more sense to say to your neighbour something like…

"You must notify us in advance if you intend to come into our garden to paint the fence, and you must stop getting fence paint on our walls, window frames and on the ground. Otherwise we'll have to get a contractor to remove the fence paint from the walls and window frames, and we'll have to persue you for the cost."

(Maybe suggest that they tape plastic sheeting over your walls and windows with masking tape, before they start. And put down plastic sheeting on the ground, to catch drips and spills.)

I guess saying that might cause some bad feeling - but telling the neighbour it's not their fence would probably cause bad feeling anyway. Plus you'd have the headache of maintaining and repairing the fence in future.

Tillyjojo

Hi ,I want to maintain my own fence ,I want to change it , I'm only wanted to know for sure by the property boundary line if it was my fence ,but thanks for your input .

user1977

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81952348#Comment_81952348

Basically you've zoomed in so far that the jaggy bits are just pixels, not something which has actually been mapped. Your fences and the legal boundaries are just straight lines.

(also, it assists everyone if you use a more specific subject line. Most posts here are looking for "help" of some sort.)

Gonk1967

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81952348#Comment_81952348

Antialiasing is a method of smoothing out graphical lines so that you don't get the jagged look that is in your image.

The red line may well denote the area that you own but it doesn't necessarily mean you own the boundary or the fence. Normally the deeds would show a "T" symbol denoting who is responsible for that boundary.

having said that, I would follow the advice given by eddddy, but you should also state that you can not be held responsible for any injuries to him if he enters your property without your consent… he doesn't have a right of entry.

You can get a copy of your deeds from the land registry web-site, you will have to create a free account though. It costs £7 each for a copy of the title deed and title plan.

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