Garden fence

[Mcbear]

Who is responsible for putting up and maintaining garden fences which may also involve costs to the neighbours? I heard somewhere that the householder is responsible for either the left or right hand side. Is this true? if so, which way is the householder facing to determine the left or right?
And if you have a difficult neighbour, what is the best way to approach them?

[GeorgeR]

In a conventional, layout, of rows of houses, you are responible for one of the boundaries of the property. It will be specified in the deeds and normally your fence will be the one with the posts on your side. But with the now more common fencing panels this is not so obvious. Get a copy of your deeds if you can't find out, or there is a dispute.