My neighbours Holly tree...advice please!

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My neighbour has a holly tree, which whilst it looks beautiful - is a menace in my fledgling garden. 12 years of living here, and having stood on far too many holly leaves barefoot to remember, I've finally had enough.

So I need a tree surgeon to essentially cut the tree in half by removing anything overhanging my garden. I'm guessing at it being around 4m high. What kind of figures does this sort of thing cost? Im in NW England if it helps.

Would a tree surgeon do it as it's not your tree? Agree with the suggestion of quietly doing it with telescopic loppers yourself as it would attract less attention. Also the idea of a sail to deflect falling leaves.

Who knew there could be an angry thread in the gardening section, 🤣🤣🤔

I would suggest a tree surgeon, not doing it yourself for several reasons. One they can assess the best way to address this issue and the stablilty of the tree, two, the are bloody quick because they have the right equipment and three if she sees you do it it could open a can of worms whereas she may be less likely to have a pop at a tree surgeon.