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Neighbour & potential Fence wars !!!

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supermario10 · 28/03/2022 21:23

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can help or offer some advice on a potential neighbour dispute / fence issue . We bought some land at the back of our house from a neighbour to increase our garden size and over the past year or so have been landscaping our whole garden. Part of this landscaping including erecting (and paying for) a fence on the new boundary where we bought the land. We agreed with the seller that we'd pay for and maintain the fence..anyway around 8 months ago the house was sold and new neighbour moved in. We haven't met them as they are on another street and new fence makes it private. Anyway today got back from the school run went out in the garden and new neighbour was painting his side of the fence. BUT the dark green paint has dripped down the back onto my side of the fence and looks awful. I'm gutted. He's also screwed a bird box into it (only noticed that when I looked over today. Can't tell if that's off the panel or the post yet though). We treated the panels as wanted natural wood look. What can I do? I obviously , clearly don't want a neighbour dispute but at the same time I feel really annoyed that someone did this without thinking to ask first. I'm sure I'll get a few 'get a grip ' comments and yes I understand 'first world problems' and all that but we spent a lot of time, effort and not to mention money on it. Really hope someone can help or advise what they would do in this situation. Maybe it's because we back onto them so don't really have contact with them in the same way as if they were next door.

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AdobeWanKenobi · 29/03/2022 20:11

You really do though. This thread has made me ask, my mum, nan, boss, best friend and partners boss. Not once has anyone of them asked to paint a fence!!

Again, just because they haven't asked doesn't make it right. It's still not your property to paint.

Maybe, just maybe it isn't as active as it once was is because people have got bigger things to worry about than paint on a fence!

No, it's not as active because in fighting amongst two moderator members caused people to leave in droves. That and the fact the forums are very clunky and outdated. Still doesn't change the law though, still not your fence to paint.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 29/03/2022 20:29

@AdobeWanKenobi

You really do though. This thread has made me ask, my mum, nan, boss, best friend and partners boss. Not once has anyone of them asked to paint a fence!!

Again, just because they haven't asked doesn't make it right. It's still not your property to paint.

Maybe, just maybe it isn't as active as it once was is because people have got bigger things to worry about than paint on a fence!

No, it's not as active because in fighting amongst two moderator members caused people to leave in droves. That and the fact the forums are very clunky and outdated. Still doesn't change the law though, still not your fence to paint.

I just thank the lord I live where I do with normal people who don't worry about their neighbours and fence paint!
AdobeWanKenobi · 29/03/2022 20:35

I just thank the lord I live where I do with normal people who don't worry about their neighbours and fence paint

Put it this way, I'm about to shell out just shy of £2.5k on a fence. It's pressure treated, natural wood and I want to keep it looking that way. Why should I pay that amount to have to see smears of whatever vile on trend paint colour my neighbours choose to slap on it dripping down and looking unsightly?
And yes, I could probably get it off, but at hours of work and cost.

Whether people ask or not doesn't change the law.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 29/03/2022 20:37

@AdobeWanKenobi

I just thank the lord I live where I do with normal people who don't worry about their neighbours and fence paint

Put it this way, I'm about to shell out just shy of £2.5k on a fence. It's pressure treated, natural wood and I want to keep it looking that way. Why should I pay that amount to have to see smears of whatever vile on trend paint colour my neighbours choose to slap on it dripping down and looking unsightly?
And yes, I could probably get it off, but at hours of work and cost.

Whether people ask or not doesn't change the law.

Well you're not my neighbour so I don't really care.
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