hedge cutting

[albion15]

we have just cut the hedge behind our garden wall in beteween our neighbours fence is this likely to turn out to be a legal problem ? this distance between our two house is approx 200 metres

[Hawkwalk]

Is it your hedge?

[brenda]

Sorry, Don't understand the question.

[buildersmate]

There is never a legal problem when cutting your own hedge.

[albion15]

the hedge is situated between our wall and their fence whose hedge would it be ??

[buildersmate]

The person whose land it sits on.
Are we getting anywhere with this one?

[albion15]

yes thankyou I beleive it to be on our land

[brenda]

I think I can visualise the position.But may I Ask why you have a piece of land which is outside of your perimeter fence ,and which reaches up to your neighbour's fence?

Is it an historical thing from years ago , or a recent acquisition on your part?

Why do you believe that it is yours, is it on your title deeds for example?

[albion15]

It is a historical thing...apparently when the back garden wall was built when the house was built , it was easier and quicker to put a wall up without clearing all the bushes, the rest of our garden/land is surrounded by fields and our back garden wall looks out onto our neighbours field....

[Hawkwalk]

If you own it and its on your land then no problem. The legal issue with hedges is to do with them growing too tall, not being cut down.

[buildersmate]

Since you've now cut it, there's really no point in popping round to the neighbour's to ask whether they agree the land is yours. If they think it is their land and they preferred it with a hedge, they will soon be around.
The way to try and confirm the ownership of the land is by using the title plan associated with the Land Registry title which shows the generally boundaries of your land. You can scale it from what the plan shows however it may not be reliable way because such plans were never drawn up to squabble over a few centimetres.
It is possible to engage the Land Registry to produce exact deterministic boundaries - a surveyor is engaged to survey the site. It costs considerable amounts of money and is more typically used in legal claims between neighbours.
Therefore don't worry about it unless an issue arises.
The best thing is to discuss boundaries and hedge ownership with the neighbour before taking action, not afterwards.