Boundary Fence

[Fruitbat71]

Hi, I have recently had to get a fence replaced at the rear of my property. I am respossible for the care and have had a close board feather edge fence erected. My neighbour then came round and complained that it is facing the wrong way (it is facing my garden). Does anyone know of a law which states the way a fence has to face?

[Buenchico]

There is a convention that fences are erected with the posts on the owner's side but it's not a legal requirement.

Chris

[joko]

you buy a nice fence in order to make your garden look nice not his.
you are not obliged to make theirs look nice.

tell him he is welcome to erect his own fence on his side with the nice side facing him.

[tubeway]

The fence at the rear of my garden is mine - but when winds blew it down 10 years ago - we rebuilt it with the posts on the other side. The old neighbour was fine with this. A new person moved in 2 years ago and complained - I told him tough - it is my fence - so he put up a new fence behind mine - that way we are both happy

[WendyS]

It's traditional that any cross struts, or downward batons face into the garden of the owner of the fence but I don't think it's a legally enforceable requirement. Our back garden fence, owned by our neighbour, is just being replaced and as he is doing the work himself putting up a closely boarded fence, he has asked if we would mind having all the rails our side as this would make it easier for him to erect and avoid him having to come into our garden and trample down all our plants in the process.. We were happy to agree.

[Peter Pedant]

your posts have to be on the boundary line - if it were the otherway, then the flat bit has to be along the boundary

and so, if the posts are 3 x 3, then you have given him a strip of land 3 inches wide

that is why the posts should be on your side if itis yourboundary

[Fruitbat71]

Thanks for all the replies. I have also been in touch with CAB and they can offer no legal reason either. It hasn't helped that the right hand side fence (my other neighbour) was already up, but the nice side faced them so i did not question it. Anyway thanks again, i am new to this site, but it is really usefull.