Legally a fence is just a boundary feature. The absence of a fence does not negate the fact. No one owns a boundary: it is by definition soemthing that is shared between owners. So no you do not need to mark a boundary.
Perhaps the neighbour from hell is worried about adverse possesion? In England you may be able to gain ownership of land by enfencing an area without the objection of the legal owner over time. In Scotland the legal owner is always the superior, so adverse possession no longer occurs.
Why does he think that you have taken some of his land? If he build his fence up to the old fence, what difference does the old fence being there or not make?
@hostafan1 - there is no permitted development for fence height. There are rules for fence height near highways but otherwise you are very unlikely to have issues with a fence up to 2 metres high as its highest point.
I knew someone in this situation. Over many years a series of 'repairs' to the fence pushed the visible boundary back into the neighbour's garden by several feet. Perhaps your neighbour thinks that you have designs on his garden. They say that good fences make good neighbours and I know that disputes can be long and bitter. It might be in everyone's interest to just put up a simple barrier. You would not be yielding to an unreasonable demand so much as pouring oil on troubled waters and showing a superior, non confrontational approach to a misunderstanding. Why fight when you are essentially in agreement?
Way to go rhysb, the pity is that your neighbour was silly enough to be confrontational rather than - well - neighbourly. He would have benefited from all the good advice on this post
We have the original chain link fence at the bottom of the garden. Then the neighbour at the back built a decorative block wall just inside his boundary. When he moved, the new occupant built a wooden fence in his side of the block one. I can only assume he didn't think the block one was very decorative after all.
I did get a letter stuck through my door telling me that the tree in my garden was blocking the light into his garden and that I should cut it down. If it had been my tree I would have told him to go away (polite version) as he hadn't had the decency to speak to me about it. In fact it is growing between the chain link fence and the block wall on his property, so it's his problem. Only difficulty he has is that he can't get at it because of the fence .
Had he been decent with me I would have happily cut it down for him, but now there is no chance.
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Legally a fence is just a boundary feature. The absence of a fence does not negate the fact. No one owns a boundary: it is by definition soemthing that is shared between owners. So no you do not need to mark a boundary.
Perhaps the neighbour from hell is worried about adverse possesion? In England you may be able to gain ownership of land by enfencing an area without the objection of the legal owner over time. In Scotland the legal owner is always the superior, so adverse possession no longer occurs.
Why does he think that you have taken some of his land? If he build his fence up to the old fence, what difference does the old fence being there or not make?
@hostafan1 - there is no permitted development for fence height. There are rules for fence height near highways but otherwise you are very unlikely to have issues with a fence up to 2 metres high as its highest point.
I knew someone in this situation. Over many years a series of 'repairs' to the fence pushed the visible boundary back into the neighbour's garden by several feet. Perhaps your neighbour thinks that you have designs on his garden. They say that good fences make good neighbours and I know that disputes can be long and bitter. It might be in everyone's interest to just put up a simple barrier. You would not be yielding to an unreasonable demand so much as pouring oil on troubled waters and showing a superior, non confrontational approach to a misunderstanding. Why fight when you are essentially in agreement?
blairs, 8ft is 2.4m
Hi everyone,
Thanks again for the fantastic input, it's great to hear so many thoughts and opinions thank you.
I've no interest in making enemies with this guy, my life isn't empty enough to start arguing over a fence/boundary.
I think I'll probably run tasteful length of fencing wire along the old fence line. Whatever I do, he won't see it anyway!
Rhys
Sounds a good solution to me
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Excellent!
Way to go rhysb, the pity is that your neighbour was silly enough to be confrontational rather than - well - neighbourly. He would have benefited from all the good advice on this post
I'll match your 2 fences and raise you 1
We have the original chain link fence at the bottom of the garden. Then the neighbour at the back built a decorative block wall just inside his boundary. When he moved, the new occupant built a wooden fence in his side of the block one. I can only assume he didn't think the block one was very decorative after all.
I did get a letter stuck through my door telling me that the tree in my garden was blocking the light into his garden and that I should cut it down. If it had been my tree I would have told him to go away (polite version) as he hadn't had the decency to speak to me about it. In fact it is growing between the chain link fence and the block wall on his property, so it's his problem. Only difficulty he has is that he can't get at it because of the fence
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Had he been decent with me I would have happily cut it down for him, but now there is no chance.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.