Neighbour attaching things to our fence?

Solicitors don’t visit properties so unless they are asked / told of an issue they would never know

Thats on OP I’m afraid

I think the washing like is the least of your worries.

the conservatory is bound to cause huge issues when selling.

I can’t believe your solicitor didn’t pick it up?

If you are planning on moving, be careful. Do not start any disputes with neighbours as you will have to declare them and they can reduce valve of your house. (Sorry if this has already been mentioned.)

If there is an owner of the fence it is illegal of you to attach anything to it - or even to paint it - without the prior consent of the owner.

Sometimes there is no owner, it's a shared boundary. But if your neighbour owns one of the fences you are breaking the law by putting nailing a trellis to it (in England)

If you plant things like real (English) ivy and bamboo, and even willow, right next to his conservatory, they'll probably help hasten its demise - and be a right headache for him in future, as they work their way into the brickwork.
The weight of his washing is likely to damage your fence panels, so for that reason he should be told to affix it to something else.

So you bought your house, knowing he'd stolen some of your land?

Really?

What did your solicitor say?

What on earth possessed you to buy it? You knew he'd be trouble

Rat poison kills hedgehogs, what a wanker.

Strike that if you plan to move do nothing to cause an argument

Buy some pregrown hedging and plant along the border. Some come as high as 2 metres. If you put them in a raised bed you might be able to hide/ block out the conservator. At least from the ground

Agree for starters you could
Check and see if they had a party wall awards OP

If she makes the suggestion to move it they she becomes compliant when the fence is damaged by the post and washing.

Dont Don’t do that OP

I wouldn’t have bought it without a boundary survey and that conservatory subsequently removed
Unfortunately any neighbour that steals land on a boundary is ‘that sort of neighbour’ and I wouldn’t want to live next to them

If you ever want to upgrade your fence I wouldn’t give them notice

In the grand scale of things attaching stuff to a fence is part of just having a neighbour and whilst you’re supposed to ask people don’t . I pick your battles with this lot and ultimately make plans to move ( but that’s because I couldn’t stand that conservatory )

I'm shocked by how much the conservatory overhangs your boundary! It should've been picked up when you had a survey of the property done before you bought it – even a basic home buyer's one would've flagged it. If you plan to sell one day, you might find potential buyers are more bothered about it than you were.

But, no, they cannot attach anything without permission and the weight of wet washing will put a strain on your fence, which already looks a bit fragile! Is it resting against a supporting post? If it's not, you could ask him to move it so there's a bit more support behind it, for the sake of compromise.

I know -I'm amazed the OP went through with the sale and the solicitor didn't make a big deal about it!

I’m sorry because I know this is unhelpful, but I cannot believe you bought a house when the sellers told you that they came home one day to discover the neighbour building on their land! Did they dismantle an existing fence to do that?!

Did you get a massive discount?

That conservatory is an absolute shocker! I can't believe the previous owners just sat back and let it happen. I'd have some bamboo in pots across the length of that completely blocking the window. It will look so much better on your side.
I don't think it would be a waste of time to at least find out about the potential of claiming that land back. I would.

I could be completely wrong, but I’d always thought it wasn’t “your” fence. Yes, one house is responsible for maintaining it (as specified on the deeds) but either neighbour can attach things to it (provided they don’t damage it, ofc).

I mean I’ve put a trellis on both sides of my garden and one of those fences is not mine to maintain.

If I understood correctly , op only bought the property a few years ago, so their solicitor should have picked it up during conveyancing.

And you didn't think to intervene at that point you let them built the whole conservatory?! 😵‍💫

I doubt council will enforce on conservatory 8+ years on. Boundary issues are separate to planning and a civil matter.

I might be tempted to snip those zip ties he used to attach the tacky fake foliage stuff as well.

Get onto the council about the conservatory, he is provoking you and doing what he likes, he needs to be stopped x

My neighbour has a problem with the neighbour on the other side of her doing things like this. She frequently takes down her fence panels to paint them.

If fence comes down because of his action which you did not refuse/stop, insurance company unlikely to pay out.