I own an extra garage, which is separate to my house so is not insured. The boundary wall is leaning outwards, so I am about to get the wall and foundation replaced.
The subsidence making the wall lean has been caused due to trees / shrubs on the neighbouring property. These are not 'official planted' trees etc, but have just sprouted up over the years and gotten out of hand. I know this as somebody living nearby the garage had similar problems, but luckily that process was handled by his insurance. The shrubs etc were removed, the wall (a boundary wall in that case) was removed, as was the foundation. Both were replaced. Overall, the process took a couple of years from start to finish.
I'm happy just to pay for the wall repair myself, but was wondering who must remove the shrubs / trees. One tree seems to be growing right under the foundation. the trunk is actually touching my garage wall and who must pay. I'm sure all the shrubs would fill a skip by themselves and I know skips don't come cheap.
Should I write to the owner of the land and tall them / I mean ask them to get the trees moved. I can imagine they will delay this for quite a while. I need to use the garage now, so don't want to be waiting for months and months.
Finally, what is the rule regarding access to this private land. Obviously building a wall etc will need access.
The private land next to my garage is owned by a golf club
The subsidence making the wall lean has been caused due to trees / shrubs on the neighbouring property. These are not 'official planted' trees etc, but have just sprouted up over the years and gotten out of hand. I know this as somebody living nearby the garage had similar problems, but luckily that process was handled by his insurance. The shrubs etc were removed, the wall (a boundary wall in that case) was removed, as was the foundation. Both were replaced. Overall, the process took a couple of years from start to finish.
I'm happy just to pay for the wall repair myself, but was wondering who must remove the shrubs / trees. One tree seems to be growing right under the foundation. the trunk is actually touching my garage wall and who must pay. I'm sure all the shrubs would fill a skip by themselves and I know skips don't come cheap.
Should I write to the owner of the land and tall them / I mean ask them to get the trees moved. I can imagine they will delay this for quite a while. I need to use the garage now, so don't want to be waiting for months and months.
Finally, what is the rule regarding access to this private land. Obviously building a wall etc will need access.
The private land next to my garage is owned by a golf club