Neighbour has just mowed hedge down to build a fence without consultation

Anonymum40 · 2023-03-20 12:10:10

A new home was built a couple of years ago at the end of our garden - in the grounds of a much bigger house. The owner has built a horrible Footballer's House style mansion there. Our next door neighbours went 50/50 on a fence with him last year. He came round late last week to ask about us going 50/50 on a fence to screen off his driveway (a continuation of our neighbour's fence). He said it would 'only' cost us £3k. And the workers were ready to do it now, like that day. We were not consulted on the sort of fence. He said he couldn't show us invoices as it was 'through his building company'. We said no, we don't want a fence, we don't have £3k and the hedge is on our land. Today, his workers have gone ahead and mowed down the hedge saying it is their side of the boundary. I don't trust them not to have moved the wire fence that was there. My husband is away and coming back today. They know this and have gone ahead before he gets back. I am appalled and shocked. The council say I need to get hold of deeds but beyond that - any other advice...???

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