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I’ve recently bought a property where the previous owner has built a hard standing / driveway in the back garden (apparently this was done almost a year before I bought the property). It looks as though it’s been built right up against the neighbours fence (possibly without a retaining wall), so the neighbours are now getting seepage of cement / gravel through the bottom of their fence which is also bowing slightly. They’re basically demanding that I fix this issue, which I imagine will be extremely expensive, and unfortunately I’m currently in no financial position at all to fund this, but I’m willing to save up! Although the problem is I think it will take me a very long time (I imagine it’ll be hundreds and I can probably afford to put £50 a month aside), and I’m concerned that I’m going to be under some kind of legal obligation to fix this? It seems slightly unfair as I didn’t build the driveway and my survey for the property didn’t pick anything up! Does anyone have any advice?*
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