Neighbours fallen tree has trapped me and my neighbour in our homes

[FinanceHo]

The drive we share is completely blocked by this behemoth tree-

neighbour has said they rent and the clear up is nothing to do with them

i I can’t get to work

any advice

I’m fairly certain if I got a friend the drag the tree off into the main road it would get shifted fairly soon.

anyone had similar

Phone your insurance. Thats what it's for. Then they contact/claim against the neighbours insurance

what obvious reasons?

Any neighbours have a chain saw, cut it up yourself enough to get round it anyway.

It sounds like OP meant that had the tree fallen on the pavement, there would be more help available. But it hasn't, it has fallen on private property so the council won't be interested.

Well a diagram would be good.

No I’ve not been here that long and work very long hours- I only know my next door neighbour as she takes parcels in for me and the other neighbour who I know on first name terms - no WhatsApp groups that I am aware of

I think finding a local Facebook group is a great idea

And what happens if the landlord refuses to pay?

And why does OP need to pay half?! It's not her tree. The tree is the responsibility of the property owner where the tree is planted.

If it's really big and unmovable, I'd asked the letting agent for a plan by say 4pm, and then i'd start posting pictures on facebook tagging the letting agent in.

It's a tree on a shared driveway, you can't visualise that?

In our area, tree surgeons go and sort things like this without charge, with a Facebook post showing them saving the day.

I don’t want to identify where I live

Bloody hell, why so snarky?

Get an axe, chop it up and sell the wood to local wood-burner owners in the neighbourhood. It's a win-win situation for all.

It would make the property identifiable.

‘Trapped in our home’ sounds a bit dramatic. I was coming here to say call 999 as I would call this a genuine emergency. After reading your post and realising that you are actually not trapped in your home but can’t use your car, I’d see if the tree can be moved with help from some neighbours, and if not, find an alternative solution to get to work - car share, colleagues, public transport, WFH if possible in your line of work, while this situation is being sorted by the landlord and letting agents.

No. I want to see how big it is.

That sounds very unlikely. Unless you are The Waltons.

quite .....

It's massive and needs 10 people to move it. Chat GPT can recreate it for you if you ask it.

Why not stop picking on people?

The thread title literally says she's trapped in her home.

I didn't join this thread to have to answer to you and your mood.

If the tree has fallen due to a storm:

Storms or "Acts of God": If a healthy tree falls down during high winds or a storm, it is considered an accident. The tree owner is generally not legally liable for the damage or the cost of removal. Each party usually pays for clearing their own side or splits the cost.

Absolutely

all the local tree surgeons out here only work for money.

but you can take the photograph with the property behind you surely

I understood what the OP was saying immediately. Some people really enjoy being unnecessarily obtuse.

Lol at everyone with "move it/roll it/drag it".

Even softwood (pine etc) can average around 500kg/m³.

Op why aren't you throwing it onto the road, with one hand 😅