Next door fence post in their garden

[Maxboy]

So last November the fence to to right of us fell onto our van , the woman came round and asked if the fence were bothering us and we said they are resting on our camper van and need mending, the fence posts are in her garden I would say around 2ft in the good side of the fence sits on our boundary. She took it soon herself to get a guy she knew into fixed 3 x post as the rest of the fence was fine, anyway he charges her £180 for 3 posts, she then decided it was a lot and she demanded half the money off us, this repair wasn’t discussed before hand she just did it. Anyway she then decides it’s our fence after going to get here deeds and demands all the money, she been sticking demands on my cars and in my letter boxes the notes are really rude, anyway fast forward to yesterday she sticks another note In my letter box asking for a surveyor report on who the fence belongs too, we have politely told her no she ignores us now and just give us really filthy looks all the time, I have spoken to the legal team on my house in insurance and they said she fixed the fence it’s her problem, I have also asked her to stop sending letters as it harassment but it still going on any advise?

I would pay half now and agree to find out who's fence it is for the future. That is fair and if it turns out to be yours you have saved half. She did consult you, you could have said "no we will do it" but I think you were trying to get it fixed for free.

OP, she says that according to her deeds the fence belongs to you (has she shown you the documents?), but have you looked on your deeds?

Sometimes it's clear who owns what and sometimes it isn't. The fence between me and my neighbour blew down and my deeds just didn't tell me. After researching it seems that it's jointly owned, so any repairs are the responsibility of both parties.

She shouldn've checked her deeds before fixing the fence and, if it happens to be jointly owned, should've discussed with you. Check your deeds. If you don't have them you can buy a copy from Land Registry for a couple of quid.

I can confirm, from bitter experience, that if you agree to this in an effort to keep the peace, you'll be hit with more and more demands and you'll have to stand up to her in the end anyway. Better to do it now than years down the line when she is so convinced you have to let her do what she wants that she completely ignores whatever you say.

@KaptainKaveman - not that intelligent, then.

She shouldn've checked her deeds before fixing the fence and, if it happens to be jointly owned, should've discussed with you

This. All day long.

Tell her to fuck off and in return, send a cease/desist letter recorded delivery to her house.

That way, you can escalate it as a civil matter for trespass if she doesnt stop. No harm in also telling the police because she IS harassing you.

@GorvidAl - you could spend a £2,000 on legal fees and surveyors fees to try to find out whose responsibility it is but the chances are that the documents will be silent, you have spent more money than the fence and are now living next to a neighbour who hates you, but my preference would be settle and move on.

[quote Spaceman1]@GorvidAl - you could spend a £2,000 on legal fees and surveyors fees to try to find out whose responsibility it is but the chances are that the documents will be silent, you have spent more money than the fence and are now living next to a neighbour who hates you, but my preference would be settle and move on.[/quote]
My preference would not be to give money to someone just on the off chance because in this case they sound like absolutely the sort of thick feral twat that would see it as a green light to hound the OP for ever more.

Frankly, neither the OP or her neighbour sound like the sharpest tools in the box, but I’d at least confirm I was actually liable before handing over cash.

Oh please!

180 to repost three posts when the OP's partner offered to do a job.

I think not.

OP.

She engaged him.
Her cost.

You are NOT wrong.

Boundaries to the left is outdated nonsense. Every home is different.

There is no law that says you have to have a fence/secure boundary, even if it's a boundary you are responsible for. There is an argument for reasonable precaution if you have a dog.

If the neighbour has put in a fence, great. It's her fence. Remember not to paint it or hammer anything into it etc as it's her property, even the side facing you.

Ignore demands. Written or otherwise. You have no obligation to pay for a fence. Even if your deeds say you are responsible for that side of the boundary.