Neighbour issue advice please

lux said:
mr wilks said:
I won't need to look anything up mate , if its my liability i will hear about it pdq :wink:
She sent a solicitors letter demanding a tree was cut down 4 gardens up from hers as at certain times of day it cast a shadow over her garden :roll: needless to say she is a singleton with 2 children , even the dad never shows his face & whenever we see a "new" guy we start the clock :P no chap has ever returned more than 3 times :D
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Do you live next door to Cazza mr w?? :o[/quote]

Has she a West Highland terrier , no figure & a voice that can scratch glass :D
 
And I thought my neighbour was an A..hole..... :o

All the best with your endeavors Mr. Wilks :thumbsup: It may feel like this :headbang: but she will be gone soon, eh??
 
Make it the estate agents' problem. They , or whoever they use to put up for sale sign caused the issue, and that way you don't get to talk to the lady next door.
 
Looks like an accident waiting to happen. Obviously some absolute moron erected that overly tall sign. Very lucky there were no vehicles or children there.

I'd definitely be calling the estate agent before talking to this old hag.
 
Sorry to hear of your woes, that could have been so much worse! Put it this way, whose actions caused the failure of the fence/wall? If you or your neighbour had hit it while parking a car, would there be any doubt as to who coughs up, regardless of who 'owns' the fence/wall? The board was installed by your neighbour's estate agent so they acted on her instruction. She wants to move, so unless she is really messed up she won't jeopardise that and I'd doubt that she will decide to stay solely to make your life miserable after 3 years or so of not talking. I personally think as far as you are concerned, the neighbour is responsible to you for actions by the agent on their behalf - let her do the running around to sort it.

Oh and keep that letter. Practically admits she's responsible for the mess but claims she's unsure of whose insurance will sort it.
 
RickRob said:
Make it the estate agents' problem. They , or whoever they use to put up for sale sign caused the issue, and that way you don't get to talk to the lady next door.
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Agree entirely.

You would be suprised at the effect of wind load on a sign. The sign face acts a lever imparting moment at the base - in you case the wall. As an indication, my current project has similar sized road signs of 0.28sq.m (ie 600mm diameter circular) these have foundation 0.6x.0.7x0.5m. Admittedly this will be overdesigned for use on a highway.
 
Every sympathy for having 'a neighbour from hell' it is all too common this day and age.
We have lived next to one for many years but last year they emigrated to Australia, what a difference with the new neighbours.
You have loads of good advice on here and you will no doubt do the right thing.
Hope it all gets resolved quickly and amicably, your N-F-H sells up and the new ones are as good as ours. All best.
 
I'd be clearing it up myself and giving her a hand to get it re - built , I know it goes against the general opinion on here but the sooner it's done and looking good the sooner someone may buy it , especially if there's other houses the same stamp for sale near .
Take a deep breath and play the longer game , and your also a great neighbour with no known disputes when it comes to signing the solicitors information pack !
 
Feel for you, but as part posted in various ways above it seems obvious:

1 Check the deeds and it the all is hers - just get her to clear up and fix it (she sorts it between estate agents, insurance, etc.)

2 If the wall is yours get the estate agents to fix it. They will likely refuse as they will use a third party sign fitter.

IMHO the nailing of the post to the fence would have weakened or cracked the pillar and the strong wind took it over.

Good luck
 
I see it similarly:

If the fence is hers - her problem.

If it is yours - you didn't give consent for anything to be attached to it so liability will fall to the estate agent. Regardless of if they used a third party fitter they were their agent, they still are liable to you, how they pass that on is their issue.
 
Isn't there something called the Party Wall Act (or something like that) now? I seem to recall when we had our extension built a couple of years ago there was some stuff about agreeing to joint ownership of the dividing fences. May be worth looking into, the council have a leaflet about it as I remember.
 
Just picked up a note from behind the door , slight trepidation but its mildly apologetic & it seem's the company responsible for siting the sale board will be arranging the rebuild of the pillars & re fitting of the panels
No glee , just happy it was a solution that did not involve dispute .
Thanks all for posting :thumbsup:
 
The thought of you losing a car so soon after you took ownership of it if those bricks had fallen on it, you would never get over that :rofl:
 
Great news, hope it all gets sorted ok. To be honest though, it was never going to be in her interests to cause friction over it if she's moving house. :thumbsup:
 
Good news Mr Wilks, a sigh of understandable relief I imagine, these things sit heavy on the mind no matter how much you try to not let them bother you don't they. :thumbsup:
 
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