Private garden

[kirinm]

We are aiming to sell our flat. We own half of a very large garden with the other half being owned by the basement flat. Since we've been here the garden has been 'open' with no fencing. I'm wondering if we should put a fence in. With a fence in, we are looking at a 4m x 8m fully private garden so it's a decent size for a London flat.

Do you think it'll be worth the cost? Fencing isn't cheap and it's time consuming as well. Or do you think those that are buying flats won't care about it being fenced off?

We've not done it before simply because the garden has been the last on our to-do list but after 5 years we've finally finished the inside and now wondering how much effort / expense we should make with the garden.

And if it’s rented, then even easier to install the fence. Landlord is less likely to care, tenants will complain to landlord rather than you, and you don’t have a shabby half-garden bringing your side down. And that’s before you get to the legal issues and risks. No downside to doing it apart from minor expense. Huge downside to leaving it.