3 years ago I spent 4 weeks away from home on business. Prior to going away the house next door had been sold and the new neighbours had moved in. On my return, imagine my amazement when the neighbours on the other side came to see me and told me that in my absence the new neighbour had removed 2 fence panels of the boundary fence at the end of my garden, chopped down a large fir tree (that was not overhanging their garden being in the centre of the end of my garden, dug up my vegatable patch, flattened the ground and was about to build themselves a garden shed on my land - thus attempting to 'grab' 20 feet of my garden! Yes, I do have the original deeds showing that this is my land. I was absolutely shocked. I went round and confronted the neighbour, who was not in the least apologetic - I assumed he was either a complete idiot, ignorant of the law or just a real chancer. I was so amazed at his attitude - which was as if he had done me a favour by chopping down the tree. I did point out to him that what he had done was not only trespass on the land, commit criminal damage, but was in fact a criminal act - he even admitted to attempting to steal the land! His wife came to the door, and as she was obviously heavily pregnant and rather distressed, I just asked him to replace the fence. Which he did. In retrospect I really now wish that I had taken it further, as he did eventually build a shed on his own land, but with the downpipe from the shed guttering pouring rain water into my garden - unbelievable. The fence has now fallen down and is preventing me accessing the end of my garden. He refuses to fix it. I now have to get someone in to fix the fence (which is his boundary fence) . I am trying to find out what the law is regarding boundary fences - will I be in my rights to bill him for the repair?