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Not sure if this is the right section, as I couldnt find anything more suitable

 

We rent a house on a street where the left hand boundary as far as we know belongs to each property

 

the wall of the house next door sits on the boundary then our drive starts, they also have our garage wall along it and a small amount of fencing.

 

There isnt a lot of space so I have some garden pots etc against this fence and my car roof was leaking so last week I covered it with a tarp and when i went out lazily dropped it to the side where i park my car, part of it did touch next doors house wall but it wasnt there long as car was fixed, a couple of days at most

 

Next thing we know we get a written letter from the occupant saying we were to keep away from her boundary and remove anything that was leaning up against her fence and that the tarp would cause damp in her house. Now tbh I cant be bothered with stupid things like this so i moved everything that was apparently offending her! including one small carrier bag of garden waste and 2 plant pots, that was seriously it. She would of had to come to the top of our drive to see any of this and as the gates are iron you can see into our garden.

 

So to the point, can we not lean things up against a garden fence or put things near it on our side legally? is that wrong? The bit that gets me the most is 'keep away from my boundary' When I get out of my car I have to stand next to her wall!

 

I do know they have to ask permission to come around and wash their small window which look onto next doors drive(all houses are the same) but I didnt think we were doing anything wrong.

 

thanks in advance

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The crux of this is proving that anything you place in close proximity is causing or has potential to cause damage or distress to them.

From what you are saying here initially,such proof would be hard to summon.

For caution keep a log of all this in case needed later.

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I never thought of doing that thanks, if i think about shes been fine with us for 2 years and I recently got an old 4x4 for my business, I think that might be why this has all stirred up. its big and she can now see it out of her window I dont know if thats the case but it seems oddthat someone whos been able to chat to me for that length of time, sent us christmas cards etc suddenly does that

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Surely you can leave stuff along "your side" of a fence, providing it does not cause damage. Complaining about plant pots alongside is incredibly daft, I shouldnt have thought there would be a leg to stand on!

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well i would have thought so to. She called it a 'pile' there was a carrier bag there which was touching the fence but only a but of it about 4 inches worth, i think the thing that bugs me the most is saying we cant go near the boundary when its on our side, surely we have a right to walk on every inch of the property :\

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Yes, a tarpaulin resting against her outside wall *could* allow damp into her house (particularly if it was piled up above the damp course). So she has a potentially valid concern. I have a similar issue in that my neighbour's garden slopes down to my garage - if they started piling leaves or grass against the wall then my garage would get damp.

 

If it is your property I don't think she has a leg to stand on with plant pots and so forth.

 

Just a suggestion that your best option may be a smile, a "terribly sorry about that" (even if you aren't), perhaps clarify what her issue was (if she is reasonable she will not think you were malicious) and then move on with your lives. Avoid neighbour wars!

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i'm pretty sure you own your side of HER fence because it faces your property you are required to maintain it ....... anyone else heard of this??? not sure if you find this interesting but my elderly neighbor was sold an 8ft 8 inches high!!!! green metal security fence to replace his existing 3ft wooden fence. salesman used heavy persuasion and scare tactics, crime going up, had many break ins round here? etc.. etc.. and got £3000 plus for a 1 day job. my garden looks like a industrial estate now! Climar colourfence - avoid them like the plague. even if this was just a rogue salesman, the fence is higher than any planning permission could ever be granted for it, the 2 guys who put it up must have known that!

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salesman used heavy persuasion and scare tactics, crime going up, had many break ins round here? etc..

 

 

These practices are unlawful under The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading.

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i'm pretty sure you own your side of HER fence because it faces your property you are required to maintain it ....... anyone else heard of this???

This is incorrect. The neighbour owns and should maintain their property. Sometimes boundary features may have joint ownership (H symbol on deeds as compared to a T symbol). They should ask permission to enter your land to maintain their property - however they can obtain a court order to enforce access under the "Access to Neighbouring Land Act". But again they can not damage your property doing so.

You should not attach anything or cause damage to your neighbours property.

Go to Garden Law web site for plenty of examples of these types of issues.

 

Summer30 - your discription is a little difficult to visualise. However, if your garage wall faces their garden as the boundary feature, you can check that their have not attached anything to your rented property. Without your landlords permission, etc...

 

John

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