Problems with landlord for next door property

[takemetomars]

Hi, hoping someone can help. Last August, a willow tree on next doors property cracked a large approx one ton branch which fell onto our property destroying 6 foot of shrubbery and partially blocking our driveway.
Since then, the landlord's property management company have sent some gardeners (despite being sent pictures of the branch demonstrating its size) who were only able to remove the tips of the branch which were on the drive.
The landlord has been useless, stating that he has organised tree surgeons to come who never arrived, applying and being refused permission to completely remove the tree (it has a TPO).
I have threatened legal action which he ignored and our household insurance has refused to get involved.
I eventually told him that I was going to get a relative (tree surgeon son) to remove it but that I was going to place the pieces on the driveway. He asked me not to inconvenience his tenant, I replied that this was not my problem and suggested that he crack on and find a contractor to get it removed and asked for compensation for ruined shrubbery.
There does not appear to be any way to force him to do this. Surely I must have some legal rights here?

I have already done what you have suggested. No response. The most I have had out of him was when I emailed to say that I would be placing the pieces on the drive. But he is now ignoring me again

Well if you have already asked the letting agent AND to deal and you have no answer then raise an action in the small claims court. You will have to submit all your paperwork to show you have tried to resolve it amicably and have had no reply.

How many quotes did you get from tree surgeons ( who are not related to you ) and from gardeners to repair the damage to your shrubs ? Submit all these with your papers to the court.

Also get a written response from your insurers to say why you are not covered for this damage.

I'd say it is his problem. Any overhang you cut has to be given back, so this branch also belongs to him.

I'd get on to speedy hire op, and see what they've got that could move it back into their garden overshooting the drive, obviously

Update- the tree surgeon company arrived this am and the branch has been dealt with.
The landlord and management company apparently decided to ignore my emails AND fail to inform us that the work was happening. Didn't tell the tenant either. Landlord is a giant bell end. Thanks to all who posted- I am almost disappointed I didn't get to put it all on the drive

Last august????

I would have given him at most 48 hours to get the thing off my driveway before I hired someone myself to remove it completely and sent him the bill.

why are you being so passive about this?

Because I doubted I would ever get my money back from him. I wanted him to do the decent thing. It's done now, see my last post

Phew. Some landlords are so arrogant- I say that as a landlord myself.