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Bamboo on the fence line, grows like mad, won't be able to see anything in twelve months, keep it well under control on your side. It will be up through his shed floor in a month. And its cheap.
 
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So its clear.(minute 4.00) Build an earth bank , let's say 12 inches high (that's your new ground level) and put a six foot fence on the top . Voila ! a 7 foot fence :banana:
 
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If he has the shed close to the boundary that's his problem....not the OPs. As hinted at on here. The deeds only mention who is responsible for maintaining the boundary. They NEVER mention who is responsible for the fencing. Basically who ever paid for it is responsible. I own two sides of mine (left and bottom when viewed from house) but the right side is owned by my neighbour. I originally had a hedge there which he wanted to cover...which is fine. In the end I took advantage of his fence grubbed out my 3 foot thick hedge to gain more garden. He was even decent enough to let me paint the back of it to match mine.....which (contrary to popular belief I had no right to do). Both sides of the fence belong to the owner of the fence. Painting it without his express permission would be criminal damage. Also a neighbour HAS to allow you access to there garden for maintenance and upkeep of your fencing.....all you have to do is give reasonable notice and cause not damage to there property, plants etc. So if you decide that you want go round and paint the back of your fence bright pink....you can and there is nothing they can do about it......I would not advice this though if you want to maintain any sort of relationship with them! Its also perfectly legal to put a fence up back to back with another fence if you don't like theirs. This is about the only way to remove their right of access to the back of it.
As you may have guessed, the reason I know this stuff is after I has agro with previous neighbours about my brand new 6 foot fence which resulted in them painting it without asking, the paint ran through as the slats ran the wrong way for them to paint without that happening resulting in brown runs on my green fence. They were prosecuted for criminal damage and had to pay damages and for rectification of the fences.....wisely their solicitor advised them not to contest its as they were obviously in the wrong They moved out about a year after....good....the new neighbours are far more "normal"!!!
 
Thing is the guy next door will need to have room to repair his shed.
That's his problem.

If he chooses to erect a shed so close to the boundary that he can't maintain it without access to his neighbour's property then he is reliant upon the neighbour allowing permission. The neighbour has no obligation to provide that permission, but most would in order to maintain good relations. Moving the boundary boundary fence to permit it would leave the neighbour open to a future land grab.
 
New fence right up against the old one is the way to go, he can only gain 3 or 4 inch.
 
A friend of mine was involved in a long term boundary dispute (not fence height as with the OP) the neighbour spent quite a bit of money using 'specialist' boundary dispute lawyers.

All my mate used was a bit of savvy and a digging bar (he used to be a groundworker) he eventually ,not too deep down, he found a few of the original 1960's galvanised fence post stubs cut off sticking out from concrete blobs laid down by the builders 60 years ago. They used them to plot a straight line.

Case closed.

I am so glad I get on well with my neighbors as these things go on 24/7 and it's up close and personal . Then again one of my neighbors is my mother in law :rolleyes:
 
I would just erect a fence butting up to the original fence,put in concrete barge boards and bring the fence up to 2 metres,we all try to be at peace with next door,but sometimes it is not possible to do so best get the fence up.
 
Funny how this thread popped up in my "New Posts"!!!.....well a little bit funny........................
 
The interesting thing about fencing, maximum panel height bought at DiY stores is 1.8m so I would guess that is near the maximum height allowable. You can higher that with the use of gravel boards, but at that height fence panels can take off in high winds, so you may need to consider this. In my garden, I have concrete posts, 300mm gravel boards and 1.2m panels. They are easily removed for painting both sides without having to ask my neighbour.

As regards where to put the new fence my house, built in the 1950's had concrete posts with wire originally and those old post footings are still there as are some of the old posts. That is my boundry line and that is where the fence was erected, no complaints form anyone. However, I do get on well with my neighbours :D
 
Here's some pic of my shrubs...mind you they were planted 17 years ago...there's a fence in there somewhere
 

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Here's some pic of my shrubs...mind you they were planted 17 years ago...there's a fence in there somewhere
Donald Trump's Mexican border fence is not as high as yours in the last picture:)
 
Love it Very Funny...if your ever over here you can trim it for me...Tea and Biscuits on tap..LOL
 
Thanks for all the replies so far, very helpful. :)
 
As I understood fencing "law" if youstand at the back of your house and look into the garden the the fence to the left is your responsibility. I have been trying to get the housing association that owns the house next door to mil to accept this and fix the falling down fence but surprise surprise they don't want to know ( cause it will cost them money)
Plant some leylandi in front of his shed window......
 
As I understood fencing "law" if youstand at the back of your house and look into the garden the the fence to the left is your responsibility.
Not universally true. The only sure way to know is to check one's title deeds
 
OR, put a bigger shed/garden bar with loud music right up against the fence next to his shed
 
As I understood fencing "law" if youstand at the back of your house and look into the garden the the fence to the left is your responsibility.
Boundary.....not fence! Very different....you can be responsible for the boundary even when its not your fence. Who ever paid for the fence owns it, even if that was the person in the house before you/them, and is responsible for it.
 
In terms of boundaries, as I understand it, a boundary is effectively an imaginary line of no thickness that demarcated the limit of the property. If the original developer erected a fence, the boundary line is on the face of the posts on the side of the neighbour that isn't responsible for it.
 
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On my title deeds boundaries are marked with a small line at 90 degrees on the boundary, inside the line is the property holder's responsibility,outside the line it's your neighbour's.
 
As I understood fencing "law" if youstand at the back of your house and look into the garden the the fence to the left is your responsibility. I have been trying to get the housing association that owns the house next door to mil to accept this and fix the falling down fence but surprise surprise they don't want to know ( cause it will cost them money)
Plant some leylandi in front of his shed window......
My house deeds didnt show which boundaries were mine, if it is declared then it is shown by a red line on your borders. After seeking advice, the best I could get was to discuss with as many as I could to try and identify what everyone else did. At my house in London it was agreed by all that if you look out from either main exit, the wall to the right was the boundary that I was responcible for. It is also the same here in Essex.
 

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