Someone's in for a spot of bother!

[alex_m]

I reduced this Beech back away from the garage about two weeks ago. It's a council owned tree growing towards a privately owned garage next to a house.

I was walking past it today and noticed it looked a bit different!

It was immediately apparent that someone had done a cowboy backcut as you can see in the first photo. Then i saw the damage to the garage (which was more extensive than can be seen in the pics) - i couldn't believe it!

 

I then saw a bloke next to the garage who turned out to be a prospective tenant, wanting to rent the house and garage in question. The estate agent then turned up who informed me that the landlord told her the tree had come down by itself and he will be going through the insurance company!!!

 

THEN the next door neighbour told me that she saw the landlord and two friends cutting the tree down, told them to stop but they ignored her!!

I don't think the insurance company will appreciate being lied to and i don't think the council will appreciate him felling one of their (possibly tpo'd) trees!

:sneaky2:

[Mark Bolam]

Come on Alex.

 

So some of your pruning cuts didn't go that well? We've all been there mate.

 

That garage? you did well not to trash it completely!

 

You're amongst friends here mate, let it out....

[TArrryan]

hope it is TPO'd. the silly bugger deserves the fine for the shoddy work!

[Lorry thompson]

Hope they don't try and blame you mate!

[Stevie Mac]

If you done the reduction a couple of weeks back then surely you would know if it has a TPO?

 

Pretty stupid of the landlord and I hope you grass them in!

[tommer9]

I hope that the council are alerted to this........

[Johny Walker]

most of the tree folk around me would class that a good cut ,

[alex_m]

Hope they don't try and blame you mate!

wouldn't get far

 

If you done the reduction a couple of weeks back then surely you would know if it has a TPO?

 

Pretty stupid of the landlord and I hope you grass them in!

we get given a list of trees by the boss so not sure on tpo situations

i phoned the boss straight away

 

I hope that the council are alerted to this........

yep, i will let you know what, if anything, happens

[alex_m]

could it constitute as fraud? (the insurance bit)

[Lorry thompson]

could it constitute as fraud? (the insurance bit)

 

Would def think so mate same as car insurance I reckon he could face prison if he gets as far as putting the claim in