Neighbours tree coming through fence and wall

[jackpot]

Have some ivy that is wild hanging over my wall from neighbours garden.
Also a small tree or large plant thing from another garden thats stem has broke through our fence and continued to grow.

I know I can cut back whats within my boundary etc but if the plant/tree dies is this ok or will I be liable. The roots are on their side and the main stems break through to ours then the ivy and whatever has establishes itself.

Im assuming if I cut right back the whole lot will die off. Well, until the evil ivy grows back anyway.

Am I within my right even if it sort of kills off then plant?

 

[Deleted2797112]

If most of the plant bulk including the main stems/trunks and roots are on the other side of your boundary, pruning back only what overhangs your land is unlikely to kill the plants. If one of the overhangs is a tree rather than a plant, you should ensure that it's not protected and that you're not in a conservation area before you touch it. If any of the plants subsequently dies and your neighbour wants to hold you liable, they would have to satisfy a court that it was the cutting that did it. I think this would be difficult and I think that the court would take into account that you were abating a nuisance caused by your neighbour's failure to maintain the plants. properly. It would though be a good idea to discuss what you intend doing with your neighbours before getting the pruning saw out.

 

[Porque223]

There are sites on what percent of trees, etc., that you can cut back before you risk its life.

I have the same problem and my neighbors are jerks, but more specificallythey suffer from the sense of entitlement that a
http://www.google.com/search?client...sistic+personality+disorder&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
gives them.
Like all personality disorders, they are unaware that they have a problem (it's ego-syntonic).

If you do the research first you can show due diligence in your pruning efforts.

 

[Nige F]

Are their necks red

 

[D4N1EL]

cut it back, if it dies its a bonus, because then it wont grow back. ivy is tricky to kill, ive tried all sorts on my neighbours ivy and it keep returning.