Hi
We have a strange set up, our property and neighbours were originally owned by a company who gave their employees accommodation. The land was split when sold privately, but the garages are on 'our' property, with access rights, to neighbour for their garage.
Garages are joined but only our garage is attached to our house.
Here's the problem - the neighbours garage has the drainpipe / drain hole for the joint flat roof. It's broken and not draining properly. The neighbour rents the house so never comes around, and the tenant doesn't use or have use of the garage.
The soffits/ fascias are starting to fail on neighbours side where the drain problem is, which will ultimately affect our side. The water is backing up and pools on his side, but gets really full in the winter (evaporates in summer) and it starts affecting our side
We've asked him and he ignores us. We will eventually need a new joint garage roof, he actually needs a new roof, window and garage door but that's another story
Are we at liberty to pay for this or half or is it his problem as it's on his side?
He's a difficult man, it took him 4 months to get rid of a wasp nest that was in the roof and wasps were by our front door. He is so bloody slow about everything too - he's also bound to sqyinney about everything including our new extension flat roof that he thinks is causing the problem, it doesn't it has its own drainage system all around and is about half a metre above the garage roof, set back - we have evidence it's been like that for years, way before our renovation too.
What a mess! We can't get in with it as it's his property. We don't want to get suckered into paying for his mess, but if it's joint responsibility by law that's different but that's one of my questions here
Then there's the crappy fence he's not fixed yet - a year since the man renting the property asked for it to be fixed as it's unsightly, broken snd a bit dangerous