Boundary Fence

[stocktonlad]

The clip shows the fence between my house and the neighbours. The brown post you can see are exactly on the boundary line,. The boundary line still hosts the old fence with short concrete posts. The new fence was paid for by me. Shortly after putting the fence up my neighbour decided to bang a trellis into the post that faces his garden. Was he allowed to do this. Also, the plant now overhangs the garden, can we trim back the plant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vvhCc1Jhiu0I

Garden fence

[tamborine]

If you erected the fence the supports should be on your side. You can cut the plant overhang if you want to be pedantic, since its quite pretty Y not enjoy.

If the support posts were erected by your neighbor then he can tack on whatever.....if not - you made an error in construction.

[Postdog]

This site is useful.

http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/

Two points tho. If is YOUR fence, then unless you say so, nothing is supposed to be fixed on their side, no nails or screws etc. I know that from bitter experience but it's confirmed at the site I believe.

Secondly, you are allowed to remove any overhanging vegetation, but only as far as the boundary, and technically, the cuttings are theirs and should be returned to them.

[cassa333]

Who owned the original fence and posts?

If the left side belongs to your neighbour then YOU are not allowed to attach your new fence to it. If it is yours and the left fence is yours then no your neighbour cannot fix anything to it without your permissin (subject to deeds).

It is however ill advised to have two fences on one boundry. In theory, assuming it is your neighboeurs fence, take it down and 'claim the extra 2". If you both did this over time he would have a bigger garden!

You can trim back any growth that hangs into your garden UP TO the boundry but no further and you must offer back any arisings. They do not have to accept them and you then have to dispose of them.

[cassa333]

You have to offer the cuttings back but they don't have to accept them.

You cannot cut back and simply chuck them back over the fence.

[Suetheramble]

cassa333. My neighbour always throws the cuttings back into my garden. Would you kindly advise me were you got this info so I may inform him to keep the cuttings in legal terms?