The Wall (OT)

Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.

I was doing some pruning in my garden this morning, when I saw the man of
the house peeping round the end of it into my garden, I don't think he knew
I was there. I've been waiting for the opportunity to speak to him as he is
rarely there and I refuse to deal with his university-age daughter who drew
up the ridiculous document she hoped I would sign.
I was polite, I said "I'd like to have a word with you about this wall that
you have build over the boundary into my garden - I'd like you to have the
part that is over the boundary taken down so the wall is only on your land."
He tried to say that it wasn't. I invited to him to see the fence further
down my garden that shows where the boundary is (when his plot was once as
long as mine before he bought it) and that fence has been there for 25
years. Also the fence that was recently put up nearer his house, i.e, in
his shortened plot and it does not correspond with that, either. I also
pointed out a tree near the boundary that has always been mine which now has
it's roots covered with *his* gravel.
He started punching numbers into his mobile phone. I said "I want the wall
taken down to your boundary very soon" and walked off.
Let the battle commence :-)

Only two weeks (or so) ago the owner of the longer plot which was sold to
build this house (if you see what I mean) had to come here over a dangerous
tree, and noticed immediately that they'd built the wall at the bottom of
their garden over his boundary too.
It's up to him whether he wants to pursue that, but I certainly do!
Even if my neighbour has measured out his garden, which he claims, it would
still be mine as I have had it for 25+ years, and the law here says if you
have had it for more than 12 years it's yours.
It might seem ridiculous to fight about mere feet and inches but it matters.
I know he is wrong as I have always known where the boundary is and it's not
where he thinks it is.
How easy to build a wall over the boundary to steal a little bit of land
when your neighbour is in hospital. How easy to think when she returns
using a zimmer frame she will let him get away with it.
Bad luck they are having, isn't it?
I'm off my zimmer frame and up for a fight.
They cost me loadsa money having a drop kerb put in so I could get my car
out so get ready for the wall war.

Tweed

best of luck, i totally understand i would probably do it also, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.

I was doing some pruning in my garden this morning, when I saw the man of
the house peeping round the end of it into my garden, I don't think he
knew I was there. I've been waiting for the opportunity to speak to him
as he is rarely there and I refuse to deal with his university-age
daughter who drew up the ridiculous document she hoped I would sign.
I was polite, I said "I'd like to have a word with you about this wall
that you have build over the boundary into my garden - I'd like you to
have the part that is over the boundary taken down so the wall is only on
your land."
He tried to say that it wasn't. I invited to him to see the fence further
down my garden that shows where the boundary is (when his plot was once as
long as mine before he bought it) and that fence has been there for 25
years. Also the fence that was recently put up nearer his house, i.e, in
his shortened plot and it does not correspond with that, either. I also
pointed out a tree near the boundary that has always been mine which now
has it's roots covered with *his* gravel.
He started punching numbers into his mobile phone. I said "I want the
wall taken down to your boundary very soon" and walked off.
Let the battle commence :-)

Only two weeks (or so) ago the owner of the longer plot which was sold to
build this house (if you see what I mean) had to come here over a
dangerous tree, and noticed immediately that they'd built the wall at the
bottom of their garden over his boundary too.
It's up to him whether he wants to pursue that, but I certainly do!
Even if my neighbour has measured out his garden, which he claims, it
would still be mine as I have had it for 25+ years, and the law here says
if you have had it for more than 12 years it's yours.
It might seem ridiculous to fight about mere feet and inches but it
matters.
I know he is wrong as I have always known where the boundary is and it's
not where he thinks it is.
How easy to build a wall over the boundary to steal a little bit of land
when your neighbour is in hospital. How easy to think when she returns
using a zimmer frame she will let him get away with it.
Bad luck they are having, isn't it?
I'm off my zimmer frame and up for a fight.
They cost me loadsa money having a drop kerb put in so I could get my car
out so get ready for the wall war.

Tweed

I've been waiting to talk to him. He's built his wall into my garden and now
he knows my objection. He has a few weeks to get it out of my garden or we
go the legal route. He cannot win and if I take him to court (which I will
if he refuses) he will end up paying my legal costs as well as his.



"Storrmmee" wrote in message
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best of luck, i totally understand i would probably do it also, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.

I was doing some pruning in my garden this morning, when I saw the man of
the house peeping round the end of it into my garden, I don't think he
knew I was there. I've been waiting for the opportunity to speak to him
as he is rarely there and I refuse to deal with his university-age
daughter who drew up the ridiculous document she hoped I would sign.
I was polite, I said "I'd like to have a word with you about this wall
that you have build over the boundary into my garden - I'd like you to
have the part that is over the boundary taken down so the wall is only on
your land."
He tried to say that it wasn't. I invited to him to see the fence
further down my garden that shows where the boundary is (when his plot
was once as long as mine before he bought it) and that fence has been
there for 25 years. Also the fence that was recently put up nearer his
house, i.e, in his shortened plot and it does not correspond with that,
either. I also pointed out a tree near the boundary that has always been
mine which now has it's roots covered with *his* gravel.
He started punching numbers into his mobile phone. I said "I want the
wall taken down to your boundary very soon" and walked off.
Let the battle commence :-)

Only two weeks (or so) ago the owner of the longer plot which was sold to
build this house (if you see what I mean) had to come here over a
dangerous tree, and noticed immediately that they'd built the wall at the
bottom of their garden over his boundary too.
It's up to him whether he wants to pursue that, but I certainly do!
Even if my neighbour has measured out his garden, which he claims, it
would still be mine as I have had it for 25+ years, and the law here says
if you have had it for more than 12 years it's yours.
It might seem ridiculous to fight about mere feet and inches but it
matters.
I know he is wrong as I have always known where the boundary is and it's
not where he thinks it is.
How easy to build a wall over the boundary to steal a little bit of land
when your neighbour is in hospital. How easy to think when she returns
using a zimmer frame she will let him get away with it.
Bad luck they are having, isn't it?
I'm off my zimmer frame and up for a fight.
They cost me loadsa money having a drop kerb put in so I could get my car
out so get ready for the wall war.

Tweed

"Judith Latham" wrote in message
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In article , Christina Websell
wrote:
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.

I was doing some pruning in my garden this morning, when I saw the man
of the house peeping round the end of it into my garden, I don't think
he knew I was there. I've been waiting for the opportunity to speak to
him as he is rarely there and I refuse to deal with his university-age
daughter who drew up the ridiculous document she hoped I would sign. I
was polite, I said "I'd like to have a word with you about this wall
that you have build over the boundary into my garden - I'd like you to
have the part that is over the boundary taken down so the wall is only
on your land." He tried to say that it wasn't. I invited to him to see
the fence further down my garden that shows where the boundary is (when
his plot was once as long as mine before he bought it) and that fence
has been there for 25 years. Also the fence that was recently put up
nearer his house, i.e, in his shortened plot and it does not correspond
with that, either. I also pointed out a tree near the boundary that
has always been mine which now has it's roots covered with *his*
gravel. He started punching numbers into his mobile phone. I said "I
want the wall taken down to your boundary very soon" and walked off.
Let the battle commence :-)

Only two weeks (or so) ago the owner of the longer plot which was sold
to build this house (if you see what I mean) had to come here over a
dangerous tree, and noticed immediately that they'd built the wall at
the bottom of their garden over his boundary too. It's up to him
whether he wants to pursue that, but I certainly do! Even if my
neighbour has measured out his garden, which he claims, it would still
be mine as I have had it for 25+ years, and the law here says if you
have had it for more than 12 years it's yours. It might seem ridiculous
to fight about mere feet and inches but it matters. I know he is wrong
as I have always known where the boundary is and it's not where he
thinks it is. How easy to build a wall over the boundary to steal a
little bit of land when your neighbour is in hospital. How easy to
think when she returns using a zimmer frame she will let him get away
with it. Bad luck they are having, isn't it? I'm off my zimmer frame and
up for a fight. They cost me loadsa money having a drop kerb put in so I
could get my car out so get ready for the wall war.

Tweed


I bet he didn't expect you to tackle him about the wall. Nice one! I love
your parting line.

I too would fight him.

Judith

I was always going to do it. I just had to wait a while.
Tweed



--
Judith Latham
Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.

I was doing some pruning in my garden this morning, when I saw the man of
the house peeping round the end of it into my garden, I don't think he
knew I was there. I've been waiting for the opportunity to speak to him
as he is rarely there and I refuse to deal with his university-age
daughter who drew up the ridiculous document she hoped I would sign.
I was polite, I said "I'd like to have a word with you about this wall
that you have build over the boundary into my garden - I'd like you to
have the part that is over the boundary taken down so the wall is only on
your land."
He tried to say that it wasn't. I invited to him to see the fence further
down my garden that shows where the boundary is (when his plot was once as
long as mine before he bought it) and that fence has been there for 25
years. Also the fence that was recently put up nearer his house, i.e, in
his shortened plot and it does not correspond with that, either. I also
pointed out a tree near the boundary that has always been mine which now
has it's roots covered with *his* gravel.
He started punching numbers into his mobile phone. I said "I want the
wall taken down to your boundary very soon" and walked off.
Let the battle commence :-)

Only two weeks (or so) ago the owner of the longer plot which was sold to
build this house (if you see what I mean) had to come here over a
dangerous tree, and noticed immediately that they'd built the wall at the
bottom of their garden over his boundary too.
It's up to him whether he wants to pursue that, but I certainly do!
Even if my neighbour has measured out his garden, which he claims, it
would still be mine as I have had it for 25+ years, and the law here says
if you have had it for more than 12 years it's yours.
It might seem ridiculous to fight about mere feet and inches but it
matters.
(snippage)
Tweed


Of course you're in the right and it is not ridiculous. I wish you the best
of luck in fighting these land-grabbing neighbors. It's your property, not
theirs.

Jill

Christina Websell wrote:
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.


Good luck with the wall. Hopefully your nasty neighbours will be smart
about it and you won't have to go to court over it.

Nadia, Kotyo and Sweety
--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety

"Nadia N." wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.


Good luck with the wall. Hopefully your nasty neighbours will be smart
about it and you won't have to go to court over it.

I hope not to have to take it that far, but I will if I have to. I will
point out to them that they cannot win and will end up paying my costs. The
wall will have to have the part that is into my garden, demolished.

i hope he has the sense to not take it that far, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
I've been waiting to talk to him. He's built his wall into my garden and
now he knows my objection. He has a few weeks to get it out of my garden
or we go the legal route. He cannot win and if I take him to court
(which I will if he refuses) he will end up paying my legal costs as well
as his.



"Storrmmee" wrote in message
...
best of luck, i totally understand i would probably do it also, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.

I was doing some pruning in my garden this morning, when I saw the man
of the house peeping round the end of it into my garden, I don't think
he knew I was there. I've been waiting for the opportunity to speak to
him as he is rarely there and I refuse to deal with his university-age
daughter who drew up the ridiculous document she hoped I would sign.
I was polite, I said "I'd like to have a word with you about this wall
that you have build over the boundary into my garden - I'd like you to
have the part that is over the boundary taken down so the wall is only
on your land."
He tried to say that it wasn't. I invited to him to see the fence
further down my garden that shows where the boundary is (when his plot
was once as long as mine before he bought it) and that fence has been
there for 25 years. Also the fence that was recently put up nearer his
house, i.e, in his shortened plot and it does not correspond with that,
either. I also pointed out a tree near the boundary that has always
been mine which now has it's roots covered with *his* gravel.
He started punching numbers into his mobile phone. I said "I want the
wall taken down to your boundary very soon" and walked off.
Let the battle commence :-)

Only two weeks (or so) ago the owner of the longer plot which was sold
to build this house (if you see what I mean) had to come here over a
dangerous tree, and noticed immediately that they'd built the wall at
the bottom of their garden over his boundary too.
It's up to him whether he wants to pursue that, but I certainly do!
Even if my neighbour has measured out his garden, which he claims, it
would still be mine as I have had it for 25+ years, and the law here
says if you have had it for more than 12 years it's yours.
It might seem ridiculous to fight about mere feet and inches but it
matters.
I know he is wrong as I have always known where the boundary is and it's
not where he thinks it is.
How easy to build a wall over the boundary to steal a little bit of land
when your neighbour is in hospital. How easy to think when she returns
using a zimmer frame she will let him get away with it.
Bad luck they are having, isn't it?
I'm off my zimmer frame and up for a fight.
They cost me loadsa money having a drop kerb put in so I could get my
car out so get ready for the wall war.

Tweed

I wish you the best of luck with your wall..

On 14/05/2012 9:41 AM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Nadia wrote in message
...
Christina Websell wrote:
Has now been mentioned. It didn't go down a bundle.


Good luck with the wall. Hopefully your nasty neighbours will be smart
about it and you won't have to go to court over it.

I hope not to have to take it that far, but I will if I have to. I will
point out to them that they cannot win and will end up paying my costs. The
wall will have to have the part that is into my garden, demolished.




If you're on good terms with the other neighbour that has the wall over
their property, I'd be tempted to have a word with them about it, too.
It might be easier if you go in together, and the wall can be removed in
one action rather than two, IYSWIM.

Good luck, although I know you won't need it, since the law is squarely
on your side with this one.

Yowie