Unfortunately, I happen to live next to the most despicable neighbour, a racist tw*at and bully whom I don't speak to and mostly ignore. He is broke and inherited the house which after years of failed DIY attempts is in a state of disrepair.
The neighbour's garden gate is "secured" to the last fence concrete post. The way it is secured is that they fitted a wooden post in front of the concrete post and over the boundary line and then tied the 2 posts together with a metal band. This appears to be very old and since the neighbour is a moron and they have been pushing a heavy ladder against the garden gate, over the years the wooden post has bent and now is moving the concrete post out of its axis. The fence attached to the concrete post is now very loose and it will probably fall over if I leave it like this. Furthermore, last winter the idiot neighbour decided to leave a ladder up in heavy winds which resulted in the ladder falling and collapsing on the fences, which further damaged the same panel (needless to say the neighbour has neither apologies nor done anything to rectify the damage). I have CCTV camera footage of the ladder collapsing over the fences.
The title plan does not mention who owns that side of the fences, but the neighbour is the last house on the road so they have already ownership of one side, which potentially means I own that side.
I want to fix the concrete post at my expense, but need to figure out what to do with the wooden post which is in front of the concrete post (and on the boundary line). I don't think I can just get it removed because that will make collapse the neighbour already flimsy garden gate.
I don't want to talk to the neighbour, just get it fixed, I could pay to have his post moved into his boundary but I am not sure I am allowed to do that. Can I get a lawyer to send him a letter to let him know I am going to get it sorted? Can I take him to the small court claim if he damages the fences any further?
Any suggestions appreciated.