Fencing

[sasha011]

Hi,

Does anyone know how you find out what fence in your garden belongs to you?

Also if you want to take it down is it procedure that you need to notify your neighbours.

Thanks

[barry1010]

You need to look at your deeds, or if your property is registered with the Land Registry, you can download the plan for a small fee.
There should be T markings along the boundary, the T lies on it's side, and the 'leg' protudes into the property responsible for the boundary.
If it is H markings, you are jointly responsible.

http://www.esriuk.com/industries/subindustry.a sp?SubID=22&indID=16

If it is your fence you can do what you like with it and don't need to notify your neighbour. Your neighbour should ask your permission before attaching anything to his side of the fence or painting it. It is neighbourly to inform your neighbour of your intentions though, especially if they have pets or small children.

[barry1010]

That link is broke. Try this one.
http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/boundaries.html

[craft1948]

good luck......as I look down my garden the left side is my fence - no problem.....the right side a neighbour I get on well with and again no problem. The bottom fence is shared between myself and 3 neighbours (from hell) who live behind.......I have been trying to get agreement for 2 years!!

[spudqueen]

Yes check your deeds. In our first house we owned the fence on the left, in our second house it was the fence on the right and in this house all boundaries are jointly owned!

[woofgang]

We have one fence in our garden where there is no documented owner. Happily our neighbours have always been reasonable and repair costs have been shared.

[tamborine]

Holding posts are generally on the owners side.

[woofgang]

yeds they are but that doesn't have any legal validity

[heathfield]

Having the posts on the owners side helps stop people climbing over into their property. But round our way, more people are starting to place the posts on the outside. They say they prefer a smooth look to their fence from inside the property, with no thought to the security implications. Doh!