Neighbour attaching things to our fence?

I'm amazed the estate agent and conveyancer didn't pick up on the landgrab, was there any information in the sellers pack or on your survey.

There should be a full height brick firewall on the side of the conservatory that borders your garden.

In England

Side 1. Gets a boundary surgery done by a registered boundary surveyor and gives to side 2

Side 2 agree. All good
Side 2 does not agree and gets a boundary surveyor to do a survey of which side 1 has to pay for

The two surveys are the same. Job done
The two surveys are different and neither side will compromise so
A third boundary surveyor does a boundary survey and Side 1 pays

The decision of the third surveyor is and must be accepted assuming it agrees with at least one of the other surveyors if it doesn’t the Third surveyor makes amends/ compromise

The third surveyor sets out the boundary on the ground by use of poles or other similar agreed method. Then the surveyor can, at the landholders request, lodge a dimensioned drawing with LandRegistry

Side 1 pays for everything

Ps. In the middle of all of that if the third surveyor cannot get both sides agreement it all goes to court led by the Boundary surveyors who charge by the hour, Costs a fortune and takes masses of time and a judge decides who gets the land.

Yes. I also know legal action is extremely expensive and you never know what will happen on the day.

unless you can see into the future or reliably bribe a judge, or have £0000s to risk, it’s not really a realistic option no.

I don't know. I know a neighbour was able to make their next door neighbour move a fence about 6 inches after 5 years. I don't think you can just take other people's land.
Do you know the legalities?

I don't know. I know a neighbour was able to make their next door neighbour move a fence about 6 inches after 5 years. I don't think you can just take other people's land.
Do you know the legalities?

It’s not a council issue.
It’s a boundary issue if OP wants to pursue it
She’ll need a boundary surveyor

As I said.
If she tells them where to put it and the fence comes down she is not in a position to blame them for damage as she agreed and in fact instigated its location.

She will have no recourse for damages

I would do what a PP suggested and put planters in next to their conservatory with real Ivy. Put the planters away from your house but let that ivy grow all over his conservatory.

Does 7 years matter more or less than the thousands of pounds cash it’ll cost to take them to court? The fact that their house will be likely unsaleable, and they may well not win?

7 years doesn’t matter, fact is it’s in their garden 🤷🏼‍♀️

Fuck me that conservatory is actually in YOUR garden!! Contact the council straight away, you will have big problems when you sell otherwise!

Do you really think you can go to court to get a 7 year old conservatory removed? Does that even sound like a realistic suggestion?

Why did you buy the house when the conservatory was an issue? Either, go to court and get it removed or accept it. They will continue to push the "boundaries" if you continue to allow them to.

All wrong on so many levels. Firstly his washing pole will pull in your fence.
Secondly, he cannot build on your property- you should’ve had to sign off on planning permission and I’m assuming you didn’t so you will have rights in getting him to remove his extension. I’d say if you are planning on staying there for a long time then let it go but I’d let him know that you are aware of the enfringement so any more fxckery on his part and you’ll be calling in the council. They’ll teach the self-entitled twat.

It looks like your neighbour has his Television aerial cable running down your side of the property line... snip, snip ✂ 😂

This. From your picture that conservatory looks like it’s built on your property.

🤣 yes what a cowboy

Of course she should, it's her fence.

I would worry that the weight of wet laundry will pull your fence. He needs tk cement that post in.

Sorry, but your fence isn’t exactly a pretty picture is it? It’s a piece of wood with a washing line attached. I can’t see any nails, where are they?

She could just leave it.

Or
Tell them it might bring the fence down. Take pics. That’s it.

If they move it of their own accord to a more stable part of the fence then that’s their decision. OP really shouldn’t suggest where that is.

I’d plant a couple of large evergreen shrubs on your side of the fence to block out the neighbour & wooden post.

They would be unlikely to pay out because fences coming down is not usually covered by insurance 🤣

Op I wouldn’t do anything. It’s not worth the cost of solicitor and once you started a boundary dispute you can’t undo it. It has to be declared when you sell within 7 years and they also get really nasty and expensive quickly.

fences are just to mark your boundary. You can’t realistically control what your neighbours do to the side that faces them.

But she wants to move next year so it's better to agree a compromise than start a fight with the neighbour that could escalate and cause her problems when it comes to selling.