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My neighbour has a fir tree some 40ft high which overhangs my garden and is now causing damage to my fence. Now what do I do, get someone in to trim off the overhang and send him the bill? OR get the trunk cut away so that the fence can be repaired and then give him the bill? What would you do ?
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If someone called me out to carry out the work, then I would cut the overhanging or intruding foliage / branch and have a legal obligation to offer it back to the property it intruded from.
I'm not sure where you stand regarding getting the neighbour to pay.
If someone called me out to carry out the work, then I would cut the overhanging or intruding foliage / branch and have a legal obligation to offer it back to the property it intruded from.
I'm not sure where you stand regarding getting the neighbour to pay.
If it was on council property or encroached onto council property I was told they would cut it down, as it is not they were unable to offer any legal advice/ solution.
Over the years the owner assured me that he would get it removed and the fence repaired. He has paid his Eastern European brother in law £500 to come over and remove the tree , but yesterday he told me he is selling up and moving to Latvia, so not much chance of the bil turning up now.
Over the years the owner assured me that he would get it removed and the fence repaired. He has paid his Eastern European brother in law £500 to come over and remove the tree , but yesterday he told me he is selling up and moving to Latvia, so not much chance of the bil turning up now.
If you haven't got anywhere in 5 years then what makes you think you would get anywhere now? The law is expensive and fallings out with neighbours can be even more so. If you can afford to do so, can I suggest that you have the overhang removed, repair the fence and put it behind you? that is likely to be the cheapest and least stressful option.
I would remove the fence, cut a fat chunk out of the tree and then put the fence back up.
Would you be able to do this without compromising the structure of the tree?
If you cut low, it is u likely the tree will grow back. If it does, it will be new shoots, very easy to keep on top of, but not if a fence is in the way to be fair.
Would you be able to do this without compromising the structure of the tree?
If you cut low, it is u likely the tree will grow back. If it does, it will be new shoots, very easy to keep on top of, but not if a fence is in the way to be fair.