Is this the tenants responsibility?

[TaleasoldasTimee]

There are trees/hedges/shrubs growing behind the fence on the driveway. They are overgrowing and coming over the fence and ivy is taking over the fence.

Is it the tenant's responsibility to cut these shrubs back?

depends if gardening is in the tennancy agreement.

It depends completely on what the tenancy agreement states about garden maintenance.

Yep depends on tenancy agreement

Absolutely tenancy agreement go back and read it.

Caveat, if you cannot do it as a landlord we would come around and do it for you.

Is it coming over to your property? You can cut stuff on your side. Are you the tenant? If it was easy to maintain I would say tenant but if it's hard to maintain/ requires a ladder and power tools then I'd say landlord should sort it

I think it looks really pretty.

In my tenancy agreement, it says the tenants have to keep the garden neat and tidy and it is their responsibility.

Nice photos, pretty, peaceful looking.

I think I've missed the point of the thread.

It says in the tenancy agreement to keep the grass cut and lawns, flower beds, shrubs, bushes and borders tidy and weed free.

The shrubs however are on the other side of the fence not in the driveway.

Contact the landlord, show them this photo. I would be around if it was my fence.

I'm just annoyed because he said he'd get someone to sort it and now because it's costing £££ he's turned around and said it's my responsibility.

Is the bush coming down into your garden or out of it?

From your tenancy agreement it's quite clear it's your responsibility I'd have thought, though if your photo is taken from your property and the shrub actually belongs to the people over the wall, then it's theirs. Though you're allowed to chop it if they don't.

Is it going over from your garden? It looks too big and bushy to keep tidy without power tools and ladders

If it requires specialist tools beyond a lawn mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer etc or if it requires a professional then it's the LL's responsibility. Tenants are only expected to undertake basic garden maintenance despite what the tenancy agreement states.

It's not our shrubs they're the schools which is behind the house. However the school don't take care of the area as they've fenced their section off.

Ive attached a diagram

If it's the schools vegetation damaging your property I would email the school office as report to local council.

I don't see why it would cost a lot of money. I know you are renting, but its your home and your responsibility to maintain. It doesn't look like its doing any damage or causing a problem so don't see why the landlord should be involved. If it is bothering you then you should pay to get it sorted

The LL asked how they were looking.

Looks like an hour's work with a pair of gardening gloves and a pruner. Good weather for it too. Just do it yourself if it really bothers you, I think it looks better than the bare fence anyway.

I would expect as a LL to sort this myself or to liaise with the school and insist the resolve it.

Gardening is in the tenancy agreements I issue but I would not expect a tenant to do this.

Ivy can damage the fence. If the LL wants op to deal with it then they need to provide the tools to do so. You can cut back to the boundary.

I rent. If this was my driveway I would just trim it back myself. It doesn't look like a massive job (though I have to admit, it looks pretty so I'd be tempted to leave it as it is.)

I'd say yes. If you were to move out you'd have to leave the garden in the state you moved in with it. Unless the tenancy states otherwise then yes the garden is your responsibility when renting.