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Massive trawl, but how did this pan out? I need to get access to the other side of my bedroom wall. Don't need to go through the neighbour's house or anything to do it, but there's a shed, and the wall is covered in ivy and crap, which I'm fairly sure it contributing to my damp problems. Conveniently the neighbours are new, redoing their driveway/garden situation and may not want the shitty old shed anyway.
Additional trip hazard - am leasehold, freehold is another neighbour. Benevolent but lazy.
jackbepablo-
I've still not found a renderer I want to go with yet (wrong time of year anyway) but I did speak to a property surveyor who seemed pretty clued up. Hopefully I won't need to invoke the act, but I will probably be getting a survey and contract drawn up to the tune of £600 to cover my back against shitty neighbor. I'm not sure how it works in your case, but it sounds like the wall will be yours (confirming this is key) and they're growing ivy on it, which they have no right to do. They're probably liable for removing it in that case, but it sounds like you're happy to do that. Not sure what you can do about the shed though, have you spoken to them about it? Have a polite chat with them about it, 2/3 of my neighbors were really cooperative and lovely.
Polygon
Anyone had to use the 'access to neighboring land act'?
Just had a conversation with a very twitchy landlord neighbor about access to her garden to re-render my side elevation (boundary wall).
She is talking about drawing up a contract outlining liability (fair enough), and holding a deposit to cover damages (as far as I know she has no right to this and can get to fuck). She was talking about drawing up a contract herself (said she has a vague background in law, though obviously not property law), but I should probably get one drawn up myself, or at least get hers looked over if it ever emerges right?