How long is reasonable to give housing association to cut overhanging trees?

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I live next door to a housing association property (not owned by the local authority). There are a couple of very tall trees in their garden, which overhang by some measure into my garden.

I reported this to the HA and they came out to look. They agreed they need to cut back the trees (indeed some parts of one tree are diseased) and I’m on a waiting list for them to get done.

I’d be interested to know what MNers would consider a reasonable waiting time for the work to be done?

(I can’t cut the branches back myself as the trees are exceptionally tall; I’d need a cherry picker!)

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I don't think it's a priority job so I'd imagine they'll fit it in when they can. The grounds teams who would do this will slot it into their rotation of works / pick it up when that area falls into their rota.

Alternatively if they have to contract the works out, it's just whatever dates the contracting company can do.

Now we're in nesting season, I'd presume not until August, unless there is risk of injury/damage due to falling tree/branch

I had this exact problem with the local council (different I know) the council had to send out an external surveyor to assess the tree. It’s 6 months from that survey with my council. However they turned up a week later and cut it down. Ask the HA for the timeframe, chase up monthly.

7-10 years. Why can’t you arrange to have them cut? Anything overhanging your property you have the right to cut back.

I wouldn't expect them to do it at all unless the tree was diseased or damaged to the extent it was a hazard. Would you ask an owner occupier to do it if they lived next door?

Couple of years I would imagine unless it's dangerous

It's nesting season at the moment. Unless they're dangerous they'll have to stay like it for a while.
Maybe they'll be able to cut them back in November.

I’d expect dead/diseased parts to be cut back sharpish for safety reasons. I would not at all expect that overhanging trees would be cut back to the boundary otherwise.

Well, yes.

Thanks, I have been waiting 12 months so far…

Answer to this is in the OP.

No it’s not in your OP. You only mention you cannot do it yourself. But obviously you can arrange for a tree cutter to cut the branches. They’d have a “cherry picker.”

I wouldn’t expect them to do it at all, really. If they do, I’d expect to wait ages, years. Unless the tree is diseased or dangerous.

Well you'll be waiting at least until September when nesting season ends. As others have said though, unless they're dangerous they are most likely on the bottom of their priority list