Tree?

[Goodwitch9]

House buying on my own for the first time and don't really know what I'm doing! Found a lovely place and had offer accepted. In the survey there's a tree on the property next door but very close to mine. The surveyor says this will become a problem and has already caused a couple of cracks in the garden wall between the two properties. I've flagged it up with my solicitor but what is likely to happen now? I really like this house!

How near to your house is it. How near to the neighbour's house is it.
I think you are entitled to dig down and cut off the roots if you have to.
Though it might make it unstable.

Don't touch tree roots without getting legal advice first. You may be allowed to trim off overhanging branches, but be careful even there- it may make a tree unsafe, and/or it may have a TPO, so you may not be able to touch it.

Isn't there a high hedge law that maybe you can consult the council about? I'm
In Scotland though I'm not sure if it's different. We were forced to chop down trees on common land ( no where near our house can't even see them) due to a high hedge law. Because it was on common ground all the residents had to chip in. Might be worse looking in to?

How big is the tree, what sort of tree is it, and how close is it - not to the property boundary but to the actual house itself?

We are currently ploughing through a (nearly 50-page) surveyor's report for dc's prospective flat purchase, and to say that the report is over the top would be an understatement. I'm fairly used to reading contracts and so on as part of my job, and so far, it looks to me like 95% of it is covering the surveyor's back, and 5% is actual relevant information that needs investigating.

In England, High Hedge legislation only relates to 2 or more evergreen trees/shrubs in a row over 2m in height.