We have a long line of hedging between our gardens, longitudinally half is ours, half is his (so he says, we thought it was all ours). He says we cant cut any of his hedge but he is allowed to cut ours.
How does that work??? He accused my husband of 'hacking' his hedge, we haven't touched it.
This is the latest petty trivia he has come up with and we are seriously thinking of moving but with the current housing status its tricky.
Your neighbour is clearly a nutter. You could see who is supposed to be responsible for the hedge, or you could take the view that he's a nutter and a farce and whatever you do he'll complain....
You can cut any part of his or your hedge, tree, whatever that grows over your side of the boundary, regardless of who owns it. I think you have to return the cut bits to the hedge/tree owner's side - assuming he wants it. Have a look at your deeds - it probably says who owns the fencing/hedging responsibility for each boundary, or might be accurately drawn enough to actually see which side of the boundary the hedge is planted. It's highly unlikely that it is split down the middle - this would imply that the boundary line lies exactly up the middle of each hedge trunk and you could cut the hedge right down its middle.
Hi Bob Be careful not to get into a boundary dispute which can cost thousands if it goes to court and even if not. Sometimes apeasement is the best option. Can you spot the remains of a fence on one side or other of the boundary other than a bit of wire mesh to keep pets in?Signs of old corner posts or posts within the hedge may give an indication as to thether the hedge was planted your side or theirs. In many cases I find that planting of a hedge post-dates a fence. Your neightbour sounds the type to start a boundary dispute so handle with kid gloves.
Another thing... this could create a problem when you come to sell, as you will have to state on the legal forms whether there are any disputes with neighbours. Eeek!
