Trees

[barney4444]

I have a detached garage which is alongside the neighbours garden, he has trees growing along the wall of my garage which are now growing over my garage roof I intend repalcing the roof and would like the trees to be cut so that they can no longer grow over the roof. The neighbour is not a approachable sort of man and I do not expect him to be helpful, does anyone know the legal posistion with this situation please..

[Bettypat]

Your neighbour has no right to grow trees or anything else on your roof, so I suggest you go round to see him, and tell him that it is necessary to replace your garage roof and request that he cuts the trees back. If he is so unapproachable, then write him a letter. If that doesn't work, then get your solicitor to write to him, but don't get into any lengthy litigation, it can be too costly and it would probably be cheaper to get the branches cut away yourself, which you are quite entitled to do. Just give him the branches back.

[bushbaby_de]

You are entitled to cut any trees overhanging your boundary back to the boundary line but you are obliged to offer the cuttings back to your neighbour.

[boxtops]

I was going to post exactly as bushbaby says - this explains it quite clearly http://www.problemnei...hanging-branches.html