Hi all
Can any one help me, first I am not sure whether this post should be in gardening or under property. I have not posted before, well heres the problem. I have lived in my house now for ten years and for all that time have been in dispute with my neighbour about the fence between the two gardens, there was only a metal chain link fence along most of the length with concrete posts and about a two metre section of wooden fence which was old and rotten. heres the problem my neighbour has a hedge which consisted of loads of different things, burberis, holly etc which was grown way over onto my garden, so fed up with cutting it every year, when we had a extension done we started putting up a fence cutting this hedging back, this has taken several years to get half way up the garden because every time a new piece of fence goes up, my neighbour shouts and hurls verbal abuse at me, for cutting his hedge etc. So this weekend another two panels went up and the old rotten fence came down, my neighbour was away, I did know this but you can't do anything with him around because things have got so bad. Today when I came home from work another confrontation took place with them banging on my front door. They say that I have trespassed on their land and didn't ask permission, I know that they wouldn't have given it, they say I have taken their fence down, this section of fence was there when I moved in, they also say its six inches on there land, this is rubbish, the fence is a little uneven as it goes up the garden because of the problem of cutting his hedge to put the fence in, what they are saying is that they have been in touch with their solicitor who says that I don't have the right to put go onto their land, this was only done to put an old empty plastic pot which was attached to the other side of the fence into their garden. They say that I have to provide them with a new fence, they have a new fence which I pointed out, one which is much better than what was there before? also I have no right to keep this old fence, I was going to dispose of it by taking it to the tip. This boundary fence on this side of the garden is my responsibility I was told by the neighbour on the other side when I moved in and this is the way it seems to have worked since I moved in, I did have problems with putting up a fence at the front of the house because there was a massive holly hedge in the way, he took exception to me putting this up,
I am sorry for the long post but I came back into the house and cried as he really upset me not just about the hedge but with personal remarks. I really do not know where to go for help,