hedge issues

[goldmember81]

I'm currently having a dispute with a neighbour about the height of their hedge. I need to find out their name in order to write them a letter. Where can I find out this information just by using their address?

[violetblue]

The Electoral Roll, but only if they are registered.

[Catso]

Unless to be polite, you don't need it. Just address it to the house.

Don't you know your neighbour's name?!

Ask some other neighbours. Or the postman. Or the milkman, if you have one.

[goldmember81]

when i say neighbours they are at the back of the house in a different street so don;t know them personally. TY for your answer though

[Postdog]

As a postman, I can tell you that we are not supposed to give out such information. Whether we do depends on how well we know/like you.

If they have been there a while, you can try 192.com, which - last time I used it - lets you have free searches on old electoral roles.

BTW, you have the (dubious) honour of being my 1,000 answer.

[Rock'n'Roll]

If you know their neighbours,then look at the electoral register site and it will give the names of people living close

[SmartGirl]

I'm not sure how it might work in the UK, but in USA, you can find out that information on line by using a reverse directory service. You can enter either a phone number of physical street address and the reverse directory will give you the name to go with it.
A second alternative would be to check with property tax rolls in the local courthouse.
Also in the US, any hedges, tree limbs, etc that protrude over your property line can be subject to being cut without any advance warning to the hedge owner. I would check your local laws about that first as a letter might be unnecessary.

[Nick.Detroit]

This explains the ''high hedge laws'' which came about in 2005....

http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=112 7822

you don't need to know the name of the neighbour ...''the occupier'' will suffice

[Banana_Man]

Stalker

[MustafaTickl]

Click http://tinyurl.com/japbs and pay �3 to see the Register (it's just gone up from �2)(just enter the address and the postcode if you know it). If it is a boundary dispute for another �3 you can see your neighbour's Plan attached to his Registration.

[Buenchico]

There are two versions of the electoral roll. The one which is freely available (and which websites like 192.com use) only shows those people who haven't marked the box, on the electoral registration form, which gives them the opportunity to have their name removed from this register. (Anyone with any sense probably puts an 'X' in the box because this means that their name won't appear on lists available to 'junk mail' companies).

However, the full electoral roll (with no names removed) remains a public document and must be made available for the public to consult. Your local council offices must make this available to you. Your local post office may make it available.

Chris

[MustafaTickl]

The Electoral Roll can be out of date. The Land Registry is up-to-date.

[Golden Shred]

If you are going to start a dispute about an adjacent property you must do it with the owners not the occupiers. As Mustafa says, the correct (and only) place to look for the name(s) of the owner(s) is the Land Registry. The Electoral Roll does not contain this information.