I personally disagree with the comments regarding the cost of the houses on the estate where@TouYube lives, which apparently sell for circa £700K
. To me, that practically screams out that if you can both afford houses that cost that much, then you are both affluent enough to pay somebody/do it yourself to restore the fence.
Firstly I’d speak for the neighbour, and ask them pointedly one more, and the last time, please could they restore the fence, if possible to 6ft. I’d see what their response and gauge it from there. If they seem dismissive, then I’d tell them that you’re in contact with the RSPCA, and in the process of seriously thinking of getting a dog. You don’t want a puppy, but an adult dog. Something like a Rottweiler or a Bull Terrier, so that you feel safer when you’re in the house alone, and to deter any would be burglars, as there’s been a recent upsurge (which is actually true) in the number of burglaries being committed locally.
But the dog’s going to need to go outside into the garden, to do its business, of course, and to run around, getting some fresh air. Of course, with it being in your garden you don’t need to keep it muzzled, as it would be cruel to keep it muzzled for long periods of time, especially in the garden or in the house. Plus it would defeat the purpose of getting it in the first place. I’d point out that it would be a really good idea to sort out the fence situation before you collect your dog in 2/3 weeks, once you've passed the home assessment(make sure your white lie is watertight, btw). Hopefully then it’ll spur them into action so that they'll sort out the fence pdq, otherwise it may well go into their garden and oh my goodness, do it’s ‘business’ there
.
When the dog doesn’t appear, then you can say that you failed the assessment for the particular dog that you really wanted
, or someone else got it first
, etc.
Or it may be worth doing it yourself, especially if you want it at the maximum height allowed, which is 6ft. There’s also a very applicable saying in this situation which is; If you want a job doing properly, then do it yourself, or else pay someone else whom you can then instruct exactly as to what you want, and not what the neighbour wants.
I think you would get a very different reaction from OP on this site if instead of living in a £700k house, you were a single mum with children in a council flat, dependant on Universal Credits, meaning that quite literally every single penny would matter.
It really isn’t worth getting into a neighbourly dispute though, speaking from experience, because if either of you move, then you have a legal duty to declare it. Plus it creates a horrid atmosphere which is awful to live with, the one place where you should be able to relax. Sometimes it’s worth just paying and getting it done yourself. We went for the more expensive type of fence which lasts much longer. Rather than flimsy bits of wood threaded through horizontally, which lets the fence warp when you pick it up. The better fence is made of concrete posts, with a concrete bottom, then planks of wood, hammered vertically onto two large pieces of wood slotted horizontally into the concrete posts.
If you need something to grow quickly, buy a climber called ‘Russian Vine’, aka as ‘Mile a Minute’, because it grows extremely fast. It’s very difficult to get rid of though, once it’s established, but if you can train it over to the neighbour’s property, you may just have to stick the odd bit back or cut it. But it does live up to its nickname, so be warned! 