TLDR - neighbours Ivy is growing against out fence and has got so big it causing it to bow in it will fail if it not removed. It needs cutting down. I keep trimmming it. I've already asked once- wwyd?
Context- They live to the back of us on another street an we rarely see them as they is a fence. Previously there was a low fence and used to chat to them every so often but now there is a higher fence we rarely see them. They are avid gardener with a huge lawn and ornamental garden, a veg and flower patch and a council allotment. They are now mid- early 70s I reckoning but still gardening all the time.
They are perfectly nice and friendly. We have along fence our side path and their veg patch. Only this year has this grown rampant against our fence. Coming though and over the top. We trim the overhang and I spoke to them in the summer about cutting it back. But now it so heavy our fence is bowing and it cannot hold the weight. In a storm it would be down.
We are due to move and will rent out this house in the next few weeks.
I'm don't like confronting people or turning up in announced - not sure they would recognise - even politely asking for them to do something freaks me out.
I could write to them? Or send solicitor letter. I did stand on a chair and cut it back and could see they were in the kitchen with the door open and had a loud conversation with DH in the hope they would over hear and take action!!!