Hi everyone,
First time poster here so please be gentle if I've done this wrong.
I'll keep this as brief as possible. I have a boundary issue with a neighbour.
3 Years ago I noticed that my fence was in need of repair.
A year ago I wrote to all 3 of the neighbours who were on the other side of the fence to let them now that I wanted to repair the fence and make it a bit more secure with concrete posts. I even printed off a picture of what I was going to do.
2 out of three were ok with what I was doing, the third one wanted more information. So I went round to their house and showed them the plan of the repair, the pictures, my land registry details, the planning application I had made to protect a hedgerow in my garden before they move in to their house, letters from the Council, Land Registry. Tons of paperwork in a bid thick folder.
I spent time discussing the whole thing with them and I came away with the impression that they were happy for me to continue.
I started the work by clearing away some brambles but sadly before I had chance to start the work fence I got ill.
Fast forward a year later I was just well enough to start the work again.
The first neighbour helped me start the repair by lending me some tools to do the work, the second neighbour was away on holiday and when they got back said they were happy with the repair (after a bottle of wine was given to apologise for starting the work while they were away).
The third neighbour wondered what I was doing and asked me to put back their fence panel. I mentioned that the fence was mine, as I had showed them last year and went through everything with them again. They seemed happy until their really aggressive pit bull of a huge man came home later on and starting swearing and getting angry threatening us with my dad and daughter nearby. I explained that I was repairing my fence panels and rotten posts. He was not deterred and said that I was trespassing on his land and told me he would destroy anything we put up as he had had legal advice and the Police Officer round who told him he could do this.
I ended up calling the Police who told me they would log the issue but could not do anything as it was a civil matter.
The next day the aggressive man was seen in our garden taking pictures then later came into our garden again by removing our other fence panels forcibly and throwing it and some breeze blocks around, I video'd this and rang the police.
Although they logged the event they said it was a civll matter and that I needed to sort this out myself.
I tried to talk to the lady who seemed reasonable (but yet with a seemingly cunning attitude) but her aggressive partner kept chipping in with horrible threatening comments.
They now say their boundary is in my garden by about 1 metre and the fence should be move into my garden area by that much and that in 14 days they are going to remove the rest of my fence, posts and anything they think is reasonably mine put it in further into my garden.
A friendly neighbour to mine stepped in to mediate and suggested setting a time to sit down and look through all of the paperwork which we were both in agreement about.
I posted a letter to them to explaining that it may be good to come over for a chat and reexplaining our previous conversations, only to receive and hand written letter back saying that they had legal advice and that they were within their rights to move their garden.
All this without showing me any proof or details of their supposed new boundary.
I have contacted the Council, Citizens advice, my solicitor (who appears to be too busy to sort this out), the Police and friendly neighbours.
I have no clue what to do as I am now fearful, they will at any minute rip the fence down while we are out or if I try to stop them doing what they say they are going to do in 14 days I will get in trouble.
Sorry this went on longer than I expected.