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My neighbour chopped down my bay trees. Is this criminal damage?

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Yabbadabbadooooooo · 03/05/2025 19:36

I trimmed a hedge between our properties, only from my side of the garden. The hedge between us is high as I haven’t got long handled loppers so I took a year’s growth off. I just came home from a day out and the neighbour has chopped down two of my bay trees in retaliation! The hedge is meant to be trimmed, it’s part of the lease. He intentionally came on to my property to chop down the two trees that frame the front door entrance my house. Can I call the police? Is this trespassing? Criminal damage? Thank you so much for any legal input. Our children are all at the same school and our kids are so upset.

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allmycats · 04/05/2025 09:52

I really can’t understand how some people are so stupid that they don’t know birds 🦅 nest in hedges. Even more amazing- they even nest on the ground!!

rwalker · 04/05/2025 09:55

Have we established who’s hedge it is yet

Maddy70 · 04/05/2025 10:02

I would inform the police. That is criminal damage and he has admitted to you

Breadcat24 · 04/05/2025 10:22

Bay trees can be quite expensive too- I was shocked at the price of them in a garden centre recently- relatively short 18 inch cone shaped one was £30!

Symposium · 04/05/2025 10:46

Did he say why he did it?!

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