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Posted by Tumbleweed on 10/25/05 15:46
"Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1130253993.5477.0@spandrell.news.uk.clara.net...
> Just about as OT as you can get for this group, but I'd like to ask
> opinions on what to do in regard to this.
>
> My mum lives on a higher level to her next door neighbour and the prick
> has knocked down the wall that holds back the soil from slipping into his
> garden - the same soil also supports my mum's fence. As a consequence
> autumnal weather is now taking its toll and gradually my mum's garden is
> being undermined and pretty soon her fence and load of soil is going to
> slip into his garden.
>
> He has been warned three times already by myself to sort it out before it
> all comes crashing down but hasn't done anything but put up a few useless
> props.
>
> Apart from punching the twat what should be my first course of action?
>
> Any advice gratefully received
>
> Cheers
>
> Tricky
Solicitors letter pointing out that she is holding him liable for estimated
costs of X,000 to restore fence? There is a uk.legal group (and maybe a
moderated one as well) and also a uk.rec.gardening who might be able to
provide pointers.
Word of warning, legal disputes with neighbours can lower the price of your
house so possibly a non-legal letter might be advisable first ..give him a
reasonable period, say 28 days to restore the wall??
Finally, anything on the deeds? Whose boundary is it, who is liable for
maintaining the fence? Could be tricky if, for example, the wall was a few
feet into his property (fence at X)rather than on the border (fence at Y).
If fence is on Y then either its his to maintain, or if hers to maintain I
would think she has a clear case since he has knocked down her wall.
mum
----------X--Y
\ prick
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p.s should we be impressed by the fact he knocked a wall down with his
prick? cant say I'd want to tackle (no pun intended) someone who could do
that :-)
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