fencing question/problem

good morning everyone hope your all well

heres a quick run down i have lived in my bungalow for 13 yrs and when i moved in the fence to the right was mine which i have replaced twice so for 13 yrs everyone up my grove has always replaced the right hand side

now....................... i have new neighbours late 70's (know's everything)on the left hand side his fence panels really need replacing i have had to put a few nails in (before they bought the bungalow) to stop it swinging and hitting me ,

the thing is he has'nt said anything to me ! but keeps mentioning to my mum that his soliciter told him that the fence panels are 50/50 and he has replaced everything in his garden apart from these 4 fence panels ,

so i feel he is waiting for me to pay half !

the thing is the wall that his fence is on is joined to his bungalow and is also on his land not mine.

i feel as we are youngish he thinks we are a bit daft but the lady who lived there before him and bought the bungalow from new some 35 yrs ago told me that, that was her fence .

when she was alive we both agreed to paint the fence green which i asked the new neighbours if it was ok to just go over in summer tidy it up abit and he said im not bothered what colour you paint it my side will be gold (which will run straight through) so theres another problem,

sorry to go on so long but im wondering if there is anyway he can make me pay half ?
i know i can't do anything about the paint but bamboo will soooooooooo be going up if he does and it will be 6ft to stop him hanging over everytime im in the garden!

right im starting to rant lol

thanks for reading if you got this far

lisa

 

hi Lisa. when you stand facing your house from the street the left hand side is yours ( so i was told )my neighbours built a wall round there garden( in front ) but not that on my side when we build ours next year there gardens going to look silly bcos im picking completley different bricks and shape, we could of come to some understanding ( bcos were good like that ) but they didnt say a word,so when ours done when u look straight on from the street there garden will have 3 walls ( beige ) and one in whatever colour i pick! we put up bamboo fencing in back 6ft and i,t looks great, wilkinsons the cheapest 13.99, compared to DIY stores about �£30, good luck with you problem, and happy grdening. Dee

 

Oh dear Lisa it sounds like you have a right old b*gger next door to you.

Years ago we had pretty much the same problem 'they' too wouldn't or couldn't come to an arrangment that 'we' both would agreed to.

I was spending far too many creepy moments in my garden with 'them' just standing right next to the fence watching me not speaking just giving me the evil eye (I kid you not!)they were just plain crazy!

Bob said that was that... we brought the biggest leylandii and hey presto no more neighbours the hedge did grow HUGE and very quickly and I heard 'them' muttering about it on the back garden how it upset them and boy did that make me feel good!

The hedge was never cut below 6ft and it did the job, leylandii is not ideal for everyone but if your neighbours are causing you grief shut them out of your view and cover them up.

You are pretty lucky as there are some wonderful ideals on the market now for problems like yours and if you look round one is sure to fit your pocket.
I wish you luck.
Helen.xxx.

 

Helen hi,im just wondering what makes some people behave like that? we have to get on with our neighbours, my sister in law has also had fencing problems over the years, she just forks out and pays for it no matter whose side it is on, i suppose broken fencing bothers her more than them ! your old neighbours must of been a nightmare! Dee

 

Its not automatic dee which side you own. Lisa, can you dig out your deeds or planning and check? There is also a gov website where you can enter your address and pay something like �£5 and download the property plans for your area.

 

Hi Dee we are really lucky now as all the neighbours people on our road are really nice..... sadly we have just got 'rid' of our lovely neighbours on the right of us they are moving to Spain!

New neighbours moved in last week haven't really 'seen' them yet they have two lovely boxers thankfully not too noisy but a very tiny garden for them to play in their back garden is only a quarter of our and there's a decking area that takes up most of that space it's all a mess already.
Helen.xxx.

 

Hi all. Dee I was told the same thing some years ago but was recently told by someone in the town hall planning dept. that that is no longer necessarily the case. It is more usual for NDNs to reach an amicable agreement and if that was impossible, to look at the plans. On one side (the left as I come out of the front door) I've never had any problem with 3 different NDNs. On the right years ago I paid for one fence and fitting, but 3 years ago the wind won (no, not my indigestion) and down it came. I suggested going halves but might as well saved my breath for blowing my porridge. (These are the NDNs who killed my herb garden with their weed-killing attempts). I used to let Ed, my dog, wander into their garden to 'ave 'is evil, natural way :rolleyes: . But despite the fact that they have two teenagers and one 10 year old they weren't bothered. Didn't even complain, largely because their own collie does it in their own garden (He's always tied up). This year I just gave up and paid �£400 for a new 6' fence, which she has piled her logs against to climb onto when she wants to ask to borrow something. So if your NDN wants to find a way of hanging over, Lisa, I suspect he will.

I do sympathise but in my case I paid the lot for my privacy and will probably have to pay for the back as well next year.

 

hi all
thanks for your input the bamboo looks like it may be up next yr i know next doors is itching to put up a new fence ,

but im not giving in even if he asks me instead of my mum which he does'nt seem to do for some reason !

i just think that he thinks that because its in view of my garden which it is i will pay half but i have never asked my other neighbour for money in replacing that fence as its on my wall joining my house so i feel makes it my property

to which his joins his house and so on my mum who lives across the road from me her left hand side is her fence as that joins her property we kind of go up in stages where i live .

i feel he is just trying to intimidate (don't know if i spelt that right lol) me a little he use to be in the army no offence to army people but some not all do think they are a cut above the norm my best mate is in the army and i now how she gets treated !

too be honest it can fall down for all i care i will just put bamboo up but it will really kill his pig ,

don't get me wrong he is ok apart from hanging over the fence asking me what im doing every 5 mins which sometimes does my head in as i like to potter round in peace but i don't get why he keeps bugging my mum ( she looks after the kids during the day )and not me direct ?

i think he does'nt want to ask me but is quite willing to do it through my mum which she as also told him its his but he won't have it .

i have plans for my bungalow as we have extended and also had a conservatory on but theres just a line on the outside im 99.9% sure that it is his fence with the fence been joined to his bungalow by a wall

if what he's says is true he has just had a wall built at the front which would also be half mine and did not ask if this was ok

and to top it all next doors (on the other side ) has just moved gastapo in (girlfriend) :rolleyes: who is lovely to your face but good god i have heard her shout at him and his relatives ect not nice



think i might move lol