Stopping trespass

maclarencat | 20:44 Mon 11th Apr 2011 | Home & Garden

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If someone keeps using your land as short cut how can you stop them. I mean I know you can ask them not to, and I know you could send a solicitors letter but if they just ignore you and continue is there any legal action you can take?

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boxtops

Put up a fence. I had to do that to stop the postman walking diagonally across my front garden.

NOX

Not effectively, no, there's not a lot you can do.

boxtops

Get a lion.

maclarencat

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I dont have a problem I just wondered if there was anything you could do if we were in that situation. Our neighbours are fine but it is something that may happen in the future as we allow our neighbours to cross our land to get to theirs and I wondered if they ever move and the new neighbours werent as nice how we would stop them . Fencing isnt practical as we need access. Its like if there is a covenant on a neighbouring property and they ignore it what can you do ? I suspect nothing

tamborine

It can become a right of way if you allow it to continue. The police could deter them for 'disturbing the peace' but you should warn them first.

mike11111

Providing they cause no damage, such as ploughing up the lawn or the flower beds, or creating a nuisance, e.g. peering into your front window, I would let things be. Should it become a nuisance in the future then a wall or a fence is the obvious answer (not an electric one, unfortunately, however attractive the idea might sound).