To remove neighbours bins from my back garden

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For background we bought a house a year ago but completed some renovations before moving in and so haven’t lived here for very long. Neighbours have lived in the house next door for over 30 years. They have decided to keep two of their three bins in our back garden (outside their back gate in a little nook against their wall but very much on our land) and will not move them.

They say they’ve earned a right of way by prescription through our garden to take their bins out. For various reasons I don’t believe this to be correct but it would be outing to expand.

They have direct access to the road from their own garden and a massive amount of land (5 times the size of ours). Title plans on the land registry are very clear as landmarks are obvious and there are no such recognised easements in the deeds.

Even if they were to obtain a formal right of way across our garden surely this doesn’t give the right to keep their bins here?

AIBU to just move them? I’m worried about formal consequences mainly.

Is that boundary with the gate yours or theirs?

How sad is my life that I’m excited for this diagram?!

we were thinking of a lovely gravel path

What a marvellous idea.

Deeds say shared boundary, we intend to put a fence in front of the current one.

Need a diagram

The cheeky fuckers!!!

I would just go ahead with the fence and lockable gate. What can they possibly do? 'Oh the previous tenant said we could put our bins there so now we can forever more?' Sounds barking mad!*

*Disclaimer am not property lawyer.

In the meantime could you put an obstacle by the gate they are using to wheel their bins through your garden or would this make access difficult for you?
I’m eagerly awaiting the diagram too!

YABU for not giving a diagram...
YANBU to move the bins regardless of a diagram

Oh and it goes without saying they are CF’s and YANBU!

Ugh that's annoying. An inner fence on your side sounds great. Or a garden shed or massive heavy pot they can't move!!!

I would be a bit sneaky

I would order a bag of gravel to be delivered - a large bag that you can't move by yourself
then get it dropped with a cement mixer etc and left by the gate so it will not open

then says its work in progress...

but don't move it

this means they have to stop using the gate, but you haven't put up a fence or lockable gates etc

so to all intense and purposes it acts as a barrier but they can't really do anything about it

yes they could move the gravel - but how and where to? its lose so not easy to move

if you can put some building equipment where they keep the bins even better as its your land to do as you please

cheaper to get a bag of gravel than a legal bill

Put your rubbish in their bins - they'll soon move them then

think about the gravel path for a couple of years but buy the gravel now whilst your thinking - possibly 2 or even 3 large sacks www.wickes.co.uk/Tarmac-20mm-Gravel---Jumbo-Bag/p/131894?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=&scid=scplp131894&sc_intid=131894&gclid=CjwKCAiAzNj9BRBDEiwAPsL0d4hKn-Me30Jx42r8Qs0_GQxB2amG5GAXTIFO-TxOk6kj-Qh-Sbe8wRoCsCYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds this type of sack, left so the gate can't be accessed

Honestly if it were me I'd build another fence alongside your shared one and lick your gate. If they want to dispute it then they can pay to use the legal route.

@ivykaty44

think about the gravel path for a couple of years but buy the gravel now whilst your thinking - possibly 2 or even 3 large sacks www.wickes.co.uk/Tarmac-20mm-Gravel---Jumbo-Bag/p/131894?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=&scid=scplp131894&sc_intid=131894&gclid=CjwKCAiAzNj9BRBDEiwAPsL0d4hKn-Me30Jx42r8Qs0_GQxB2amG5GAXTIFO-TxOk6kj-Qh-Sbe8wRoCsCYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds this type of sack, left so the gate can't be accessed

This

I have right of access over my neighbour's property - not that I use it that often as I find it a bit rude - but that does NOT mean I can store my bins on her property !

Diagram... ours in red, theirs in green. Absolutely not to scale!! Their garden is not on the diagram.

Move their bins and block the gate access.

Arrows are the right of way they claim, they have land to the front of their property directly on to the road also.

Is it just me that would fill those bins up to the top each time they put them back after being emptied!?

Yeah they’re just being lazy. Tell them to go suck a big one and get the gate blocked.

haha yes fill them up!

Hmmm I wonder which of my neighbours' gardens would be most convenient to store my bins in...

I'd be sticking up the fence and lockable gate you want pronto.

Down to them and their wallet to take it further but I'd be amazed if they do.

I would wait until their bins are out for collection by the bin lorry and then block any way back onto your land from either the road or their garden. They will complain and you can tell them that they are welcome to seek legal advice on the issue and any further communication with you on the matter should be in writing which will be forwarded to the bin your legal advisor.