I have a shared fence, who's responsibility is it, my neighbour seems to think that the fence on my side is my responsibility and the fence to the other side of his garden is his neighbours responsibility. In other words none of the fences are his at all
I thought any fence is shared basically

Cheers
David

normally if you look at the front of your house the fence on your left is yours

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What he said. Fence on left is yours.

O

what he said

Let me guess its had it and he doesnt want to sort it

depends on how it's marked o n the deeds i' m responsible for the right and rear of my property if however it is shared responsibility then you are both responsible best way is to pay to have deeds checked by your solicitor

Its on the deeds as to which boundary fence(s) you are liable for.
My boudary fence is the one on the right hand side as i look down the garden with my house behind me.
Although when the fence on the left between me and my neighbour fell down i did offer to pay for half of its renewal.

If you go to your local council office you can get a look at your property deeds - if you look at the boundary lines, you'll little 'T' marks. Whoever has the T on their side owns that fence.

all my fences are mine, i put them all in and there'll be trouble if the neighbours mess with them!

as said before, best check the deeds of the property, avoid solicitors though, who's your mortgage with? if its with a bank (like nat west etc) you can ask them to send the deeds to you local branch and you can look at them. can't take them away or copy them though

I suggested we go halfers, should of seen his little screwed up face, looked as though I was going to steal his bus pass

Cheers
David

nice attitude your pal has there,tell him your thinking of putting up dark grey concrete affair which will be about 7 1/2 foot high cos its the cheepest seen as youre having to pay-then be ready to snap a photo of his face then

Hmm sounds like a job for them Decorative conctete partitions that look and arse on the other side and nice in your garden...
and a fence above thats a lovely garden shade cuprinol on your side and BRIGHT pink gloss on his

seehere http://www.landreg.gov.uk/

I had similar dispute with neighbour, deeds explained was shared and upto both parties to maintain and repair

costs about a fiver for stuff.

[Edited on 16/8/07 by darrens]

I always thought that if the fence posts were on your side then the fence is yours.

Geoff

tricky one this; depends on whose property the fence is; generally it would be had to tell from looking on a few lines on a plan.

when I moved in, I was told that by agreement the fence on the right was mine.

Every house on the road would have one fence that should be "theirs" ext for the one house on the end of the roud whcih would have two.

I thought you were trying to shift some dodgy gear With a fence the supports usually show on the owner's side so the neighbour gets the good side.

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Originally posted by flange nut
I always thought that if the fence posts were on your side then the fence is yours.

Geoff

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In my back garden the fence to the right is mine. Clearly marked on the deeds. If i wanted to replace it i would still discuss with neighbour in case they have some expensive plants on their side etc.

I must say though if i have a good relationship with neighbours and their is a tatty fence id probs share the cost with neighbour no matter whos responsibility it is as it can benefit both sides.

Right,
I contacted the land registry and guess what, all the fences are mine! great, so that means I'm responsible for all 500 feet of the stuff.
Fortunately most of it is in good order, I'll see what the guy next door has to say, if I'm paying for it all then he has no say in what I put up, it will cost him 50% to have any say

Cheers everyone
David

My mother in laws fences are all hers, and they are utterly knackered. Had a big shock pricing up new panels though, the prices have gone through the roof thanks to China and Dubai taking as much as they can lay their hands on.

I always do post and rail when replacing fences. Quite easy to do and looks great imho. If you shop around you can get a good deal. In a local forrest there is a guy who does all the timber. Not tanalised but creosote substitute stuff isnt that expensive. I just soak the ends for a few days before concreting in. Either sit them in a tub and douse with creosote or if old oil mix is available just use that (maybe not environmentally friendly but can save the wood).

I also bought a Paslode nail gun when i had a load to do - made the job far easier and quicker.

I quite enjoy doing fences and decking.