Posted by Tricky Dicky on 10/26/05 19:06

"Tumbleweed" <thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> 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
> \------------
>
> 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 :-)


The fence is definitely on my mum's side and the reason it is falling over
can clearly be seen to be caused by the prick knocking the walls down.

He is bang to rights - just a question of going about things the right way
so that reparations are made

Cheers

Tricky

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