Boundary

[Samcotton85]

Hi Ladies

I'm wanting to attach a fence to the wall that divides my and my neighbour's back garden as it is a low wall and I want privacy for my family. Do you know the law? If she says no then can we still do it?

I don't know who owns it in the deeds but she is saying that she is the owner.

Let me know what you think. I can't bare her always say in her conservatory gawping in

I don't know if you can attach your fence to her wall, what about constructing yours entirely within your garden? Posts and all inside your boundary, remember to check the height allowed.

Nb why don't you know who owns the wall?

As long as it's on your side of the boundary I think u can. I have seen houses with 2 fences like that.

You really need to find out who owns the wall before attaching anything to it.

Check the deeds on the Land Registry online. It'll cost c. £3 to find out if she does own it or not. If she does own it, you can't attach anything without her permission, but as per what PP has said you could erect your own fence (not attached to the wall) within your side of the boundary and she wouldn't need to consent to that.

Thank you all! I have seen she definitely does own the wall so I will have to just live with her nosing into my garden all the time.

Why don’t you plant fast growing bamboo in pots to shield you? Or put up your own fence? Is there room?

@Samcotton85

Thank you all! I have seen she definitely does own the wall so I will have to just live with her nosing into my garden all the time.

You can erect a fence or grow a hedge (slow though) next to her wall on your land- no issue with that at all.

Build a fence in your side of the boundary...
Or bamboo. Really does a great makeshift screen!

You can just put the fence on your land, nothing to stop you doing that

Yes, just erect your own fence, we did that as our neighbours own the fence on one side and wouldn't replace it, so we put up our own.

Exactly as pp are saying, put up your own fence inside the boundary on your own land.

I can't as I have just had it all patio'd. And it's only a small yard.

I don't see why you can't set posts into pots using cement and then attach a trellis to those.

Or remove the part slabs and set posts in those. Have brick planters built and set posts in those then plant around.

As previous poster said - use plant pots for the posts and attach fence to it.

Added bonus is you can then put some flowers on the pots too!

Or tall plants in containers.

Thank you all! I have someone coming next week to give me a quote