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Would this tree in my neighbour’s garden put you off viewing my house?

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FamilyOfAliens · 29/07/2019 10:30

It’s in the garden of the neighbour at the back, not in my garden, but because it’s so huge it does cast shade in my garden for 1-2 hours a day.

I’ve estimated it’s about 50ft high.

I’ve spoken to the neighbour who is lovely, but not in a position to have it reduced. It’s been there since we moved here 15 years ago, but obviously it’s got way taller and it just keeps growing. It doesn't affect anything although nothing much grows at that end of the garden. It does gives us some privacy as the neighbour’s children have a tree house which would otherwise overlook our garden.

Would this tree in my neighbour’s garden put you off viewing my house?
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Soola · 29/07/2019 10:32

Yes. Awful bloody thing needs to be reduced in size immediately.

Soola · 29/07/2019 10:33

It’s the roots that may do damage though isn’t it?

Thesuzle · 29/07/2019 10:33

God yes,, sorry but yes it would. Can you offer to pay for crown reduction, and get the skirt lifted (bottom branches)
its a fir tree of some kind ? Hopefully not the dreaded Laaylanndi. Not sure of spelling they are truly horrible things.
Either way ask about it quick before someone slaps a TPO on the dam thing

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BlodwynBludd · 29/07/2019 10:35

Yes I'm afraid it would put me off a bit. It's too big to be that close to your house.

noeyedeer · 29/07/2019 10:36

It probably would, sorry. If the price of the house was right etc I might view, but the house would have to be absolutely the best in its bracket for me to make an offer.

Frith2013 · 29/07/2019 10:37

I paid to have next door’s Scots pine taken down. It was 4 metres from my house.

The roots don’t affect modern buildings but the falling over in a storm would!

missyB1 · 29/07/2019 10:37

Yes sorry. I once decided not to buy a house with a massive awful tree next door. And don’t assume the neighbor would go halves with you on sorting it out. I have a friend locked in a dispute with her neighbor over a tree which is actually damaging my friends garage roof.

LIZS · 29/07/2019 10:38

Not necessarily but make sure the garden photo is taken when not shadowing. It does look rather top heavy so would suggest removing. If you reduce height the roots may spread further. Maybe you could split the cost?

Frith2013 · 29/07/2019 10:38

No council would put a TPO on a scruffy fir tree!

SingingTunelessly · 29/07/2019 10:38

Yes would put me off. Totally dominates your garden. If it’s financially that they’re unable to get it sorted is it possible for you to contribute? Has to be worth it if you’re serious about selling.

AllSweetnessAndLight · 29/07/2019 10:42

I would be more concerned about it falling if there was a storm. If your house was my dream house, it wouldn't stop me buying it because of the tree.

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FamilyOfAliens · 29/07/2019 10:46

Thank you - it would put me off if we were buying again, to be honest.

I’m going to get a quote from a local firm - the neighbour seems to think it’ll be about £1000 Shock.

But if it makes a difference to people wanting to buy our house, we may have to suck it up.

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FamilyOfAliens · 29/07/2019 10:47

What I meant by getting the quote is that we would pay.

I wish I’d done something about it when it wasn’t so tall!

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Plexie · 29/07/2019 10:48

Looks like leylandii and looks like there are two of them.

Might put some people off but my neighbours managed to sell their house despite having an entire forest of leylandii in their NDN's garden that shaded their garden for most of the day.

Roots shouldn't be a problem as they don't extend very far and those trees seem quite a distance from the houses.

Based on my experience of neighbour's leylandii, the brown branches and fact you can see daylight through the branches suggests that the tree is slowly dying off and shedding its leaves (or whatever they're called). That takes years though, so not much help to you at the moment.

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FamilyOfAliens · 29/07/2019 10:49

It’s the roots that may do damage though isn’t it?

Yes, when we had the back fence replaced (again, we had to pay as the neighbour next to the one with the tree refused to contribute even though it’s a shared boundary), the fencer said putting the concrete post in next to the tree was quite a challenge!

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FamilyOfAliens · 29/07/2019 10:50

Looks like leylandii and looks like there are two of them.

There are three of them! Sorry, should have said.

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FamilyOfAliens · 29/07/2019 10:52

The other thing is that there is sap everywhere. My laurel on that side is dying but the one on the opposite side of the garden is lovely and lush.

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Naldorian · 29/07/2019 10:56

I quite like it

Nonnymum · 29/07/2019 10:59

It probably wouldn't put me off but it would definitly put my DH off there have been a few houses he has ruled out because of huge trees.

Jackyjill6 · 29/07/2019 11:06

Another one here that would rule out coming to view sorry.

EleanorReally · 29/07/2019 11:06

you should claim on your insurance against your neighbours with the tree for your fence.

EleanorReally · 29/07/2019 11:08

your neighbour shouldnt just let it grow on and on.

Soola · 29/07/2019 11:09

Just be aware that if it’s taken down or reduced, there will be a million homeless spiders in the vicinity! 😩

flumpybear · 29/07/2019 11:11

Definitely it's completely shading your garden - must be the Bain of everyone's lives with near gardens!

Teddybear45 · 29/07/2019 11:13

It looks awful, would definitely put me off

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