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EddieM
I suppose this is a legal question, and ask such I should probably as a lawyer, but I'm not really too fussed, so I wondered if anyone knew the answer. I have a much hated leylandii "hedge", that I didn't plant, that separates my garden from the neighbours. I suppose it's useful in that it provides a good amount of privacy, however as we all know leylandii grow like stink and have to regularly pruned to keep them in check.
Well, this year is the hedges' bi annual topping, i.e that last 2 years growth have to be lopped off the top. The neighbours came round yesterday to complain that a bit of hedge cutting was dangling precariously over their new border and they were worried that it might damage the 3 or 4 new shrubs they've put in (I didn't want to tell them that one's a camellia, so being in one of the most chalky areas of the country, that'll be dead soon), so I dutifully went around, removed the clipping and bunged it back over to my side.
Now today, they pruned all the bits hanging over their side, and lobbed the whole lot over my side, without so much as a bye your leave, in the process non fatally crushing a couple young saplings.
If nothing else it's a bit of a cheek. My understanding is this :-
You can cut a neighbours foliage that overhangs your property, but as it is not your property you should offer it back to them. 99/100 times the neighbour would not want it back anyway.
If you ask your neighbour if they want it back, and they say no, then it is up to you to dispose of.
If your neighbour asks you to cut back any overhanging foliage on their side and you agree, then it seems fair that you should dispose of it.
Anyone know the actual score?
I suppose I could get my own back, and mutilate their overhanging cherry tree, but I'm not that petty
Well, this year is the hedges' bi annual topping, i.e that last 2 years growth have to be lopped off the top. The neighbours came round yesterday to complain that a bit of hedge cutting was dangling precariously over their new border and they were worried that it might damage the 3 or 4 new shrubs they've put in (I didn't want to tell them that one's a camellia, so being in one of the most chalky areas of the country, that'll be dead soon), so I dutifully went around, removed the clipping and bunged it back over to my side.
Now today, they pruned all the bits hanging over their side, and lobbed the whole lot over my side, without so much as a bye your leave, in the process non fatally crushing a couple young saplings.
If nothing else it's a bit of a cheek. My understanding is this :-
You can cut a neighbours foliage that overhangs your property, but as it is not your property you should offer it back to them. 99/100 times the neighbour would not want it back anyway.
If you ask your neighbour if they want it back, and they say no, then it is up to you to dispose of.
If your neighbour asks you to cut back any overhanging foliage on their side and you agree, then it seems fair that you should dispose of it.
Anyone know the actual score?
I suppose I could get my own back, and mutilate their overhanging cherry tree, but I'm not that petty