Hi - I have been reading as much as possible about laws concerning fences that neighbours do not maintain or repair, as I am in the situation of having a fence collapsing into my garden due to the weight of the ivy growing on it, and a (non-resident) neighbour/owner who is not interested in repairing it.
It seems to me that there is no legal way that I can force him to do anything about it, but the deeds to my property say I must maintain my own boundaries. Don't all deeds say this and, if so, is it not legally binding?
If I was to ask permission to go on to his property (it is a large multiple let building) and went about the ivy with a hedge trimmer (a car parking space is on the other side of my fence), could I leave all the trimmings there? There will be a lot. I don't think it's feasible to get up a ladder (waving an electric hedge trimmer) and lean over the fence.
I first approached him about this early last spring when I moved into the property. He won't answer my calls if he knows it's me (so I use different numbers)... I would really like to get the fence upright so that I can plant on my side of it, and I don't want to do it in the spring when the birds are nesting in the ivy.
Any advice, please?