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I had previously posted about our difficult neighbours; bought a property with it’s own lane and parking area at the end of lane. Were aware previous owner (who died during purchase) did not have a good relationship with next door (3 properties in total, we are in the middle, one neighbour lovely, others are mad as a box of frogs), so we were very sure of our boundaries and what we were buying.
Move in, lovely neighbour behaves exactly as you would wish and we now have a lovely relationship with them. Horrible neighbour complains about everything we do (on our own property), lots of letters. They come round and lay claim to our lane and parking area. We offer to sit down and we each get out paperwork. Wife goes crazy, shouting, arms waving, the works, husband is quiet, flapping arms like a penguin. Really odd.
There is a boundary fence down between us and lovely neighbour. He took it down about 13 yrs previously as rotten and it was left down as convenient for him to cut through to get his logs but they are now happy for it to be put back. Everyone happy. Horrible neighbour complains as they used this gap for sewage company to cut through to empty their septic tank (weird layout as sits on lovely neighbours land). There is an easement in place with this neighbour for maintenance of sewage system). Sewage company have said the post and rail fencing we have put up does not stop them. We have said horrible neighbour can still have their septic tank cleaned if they are in synch with ours but they are not to park on our property if they are not in synch which would take up a parking space and / or block our access. The sewage company tanker would need to park on their drive and the engineer use a hose across our lane. We have also asked that they give us notice so we know when a stranger is coming on to our property.
Horrible neighbours have instructed a solicitor who is threatening taking us to court for nuisance. For putting up a fence that is nothing to do with them in an area of our garden to which they have no access. We are incredulous that a solicitor has taken this on. We keep requesting documents proving their rights over this area or easement but they just sent details of an easement for a different area.
The wife is obviously bipolar with psychosis and the husband has some serious introversion issues.
At the beginning we spoke to a solicitor and they said no sensible solicitor would take them on and if they took it to court no judge would see in their favour. Their solicitor is also trying to get us to be responsible for their costs. This seems unfair as they would send a solicitors letter if we sneezed. They want us to go to arbitration regarding this at a cost of at least £3000. This is ridiculous.
Do the courts throw out ridiculous claims like this? If they have some documentation to prove some rights do they need to show it to us? We have asked them numerous times for this and they just ignore us other than the initial title deeds, plans and easement that is incorrect as out of date (Properties were jigged around five years after the title plans, deeds and easement they have presented. We have told them this). Again they ignored this.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I had previously posted about our difficult neighbours; bought a property with it’s own lane and parking area at the end of lane. Were aware previous owner (who died during purchase) did not have a good relationship with next door (3 properties in total, we are in the middle, one neighbour lovely, others are mad as a box of frogs), so we were very sure of our boundaries and what we were buying.
Move in, lovely neighbour behaves exactly as you would wish and we now have a lovely relationship with them. Horrible neighbour complains about everything we do (on our own property), lots of letters. They come round and lay claim to our lane and parking area. We offer to sit down and we each get out paperwork. Wife goes crazy, shouting, arms waving, the works, husband is quiet, flapping arms like a penguin. Really odd.
There is a boundary fence down between us and lovely neighbour. He took it down about 13 yrs previously as rotten and it was left down as convenient for him to cut through to get his logs but they are now happy for it to be put back. Everyone happy. Horrible neighbour complains as they used this gap for sewage company to cut through to empty their septic tank (weird layout as sits on lovely neighbours land). There is an easement in place with this neighbour for maintenance of sewage system). Sewage company have said the post and rail fencing we have put up does not stop them. We have said horrible neighbour can still have their septic tank cleaned if they are in synch with ours but they are not to park on our property if they are not in synch which would take up a parking space and / or block our access. The sewage company tanker would need to park on their drive and the engineer use a hose across our lane. We have also asked that they give us notice so we know when a stranger is coming on to our property.
Horrible neighbours have instructed a solicitor who is threatening taking us to court for nuisance. For putting up a fence that is nothing to do with them in an area of our garden to which they have no access. We are incredulous that a solicitor has taken this on. We keep requesting documents proving their rights over this area or easement but they just sent details of an easement for a different area.
The wife is obviously bipolar with psychosis and the husband has some serious introversion issues.
At the beginning we spoke to a solicitor and they said no sensible solicitor would take them on and if they took it to court no judge would see in their favour. Their solicitor is also trying to get us to be responsible for their costs. This seems unfair as they would send a solicitors letter if we sneezed. They want us to go to arbitration regarding this at a cost of at least £3000. This is ridiculous.
Do the courts throw out ridiculous claims like this? If they have some documentation to prove some rights do they need to show it to us? We have asked them numerous times for this and they just ignore us other than the initial title deeds, plans and easement that is incorrect as out of date (Properties were jigged around five years after the title plans, deeds and easement they have presented. We have told them this). Again they ignored this.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
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