Please help

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Tillyjojo, we cannot tell whose fence it is from that part-map.

Do the deeds say anything? Is there another deeds map with symbols on it?

That fence line appears to continue to the neighbours on either side - who do they think the fences belong to?

As said above, they should not come on to your property without your permission. They are ultimately allowed to, as it'll be written into your and their deeds for access for maintenance, and they could ultimately force this with a court order, but they cannot just walk in on a whim. And they definitely shouldn't cause any damage.

So, whose fence? You'd need to work out where it sits in relation to the true boundary line. No idea where the boundary line is? Then you don't know whose fence it is.

I'd focus on two things as said by others above - insist they ask permission before they come on to your land, and insist they carry out a neat job. Do this in a recordable way.

Another solution is to erect your own fence tight against this one. That'll give you the fence you want to look at, and it'll block access to your side of 'their' fence. They must not touch your fence in any way.

eddddy

Tillyjojo said

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 .

OK. So a fence typically belongs to whoever put it up.

• So if a previous owner of your house put it up, they would have owned it, and they sold the fence to you along with the house - so now it's your fence.

• But if your neighbour put up the fence (or it was put up by a previous owner of your neighbour's house) - then the fence belongs to your neighbour.

You might also be able to tell by looking at the boundary line - the boundary line might be obvious, if your houses are semi-detached or terraced.

• If the fence is just inside your side of the boundary, it's likely to be your fence
• If the fence is just inside your neighbour's side of the boundary, it's likely to be your neighbour's fence

(Because if somebody builds a fence, they should build it on their own land. They shouldn't build it on somebody else's land.)

For example, the fence in this picture appears to belong to white house on the left. Because looking at the house walls you can see where the boundary is, and the fence is on the left side of that boundary.

But if it's your neighbour's (ugly) fence, you can build your own (prettier) fence in front of it on your land, if you want. (But that might annoy your neighbour, as they won't be able to get at their fence to paint it.)