fences

[PINEWOOD]

when you pay to have a fence erected what side of the garden should the boards be facing your side or the neighbours. and can they make you turn them around

[Jules001]

it is common courtesy to put the nice side of the fence towards your neighbours, but, I don't think there is any law or such, it is generally just the done thing. So if there is now law, no they can't make you turn them around, our neighbours put their nice side towards them so we just have to live with it I am afraid

[Drewhound]

As Jules001 says it's just courtesy and tradition.

[Peter Pedant]

You put the uprights on your side of the fence because they take up room. So if you put them on your neighbours side, the uprights have to be along the boundary and you are effectively given him 3" of land or whatever the width of the upright is.

And yes if the owner of the fence/wall has put any part of his fence on your land, then you can make him correct it.

All this means more money for the lawyers, as law cases cost money (lots) and it is far better to get on with your neighbours.

However my neighbour told me he had no alternative to put the footings of his new wall in my land, and not only that, he was going to do half of his building work from my land, and, and finally he was not going to restore any damage as he was going to be very careful. (implying I wouldnt have a case in negligence)

It was an absolute nightmare for all concerned. His lawyer for examply did not expect to answer questions from the Legal Ombudsman, because he had intentionally mistated the law to me, a litigant in person.

1992! Oh those were the days!

[Kev_UK]

My neighbour did the same kind of thing Peter.

He worked on some of his extension (which goes right up to the boundary) from my side damaging some plants/trees.. then put the fence up on MY property (posts and all).. and to add insult to injury he put the bad side towards me (except 2 panels that run alongside his extension).  It's taken 3 years for him to replace the old fence which I had to patch up most of the time (to keep my dogs in) as he couldn't be arsed to do it.