Tree needs removing but we cant find the owner

[jimthedog]

Hi

 

We have been asked to remove a tree that is in a unadopted road. It needs to be removed as its damaging the wall of the house that it grows next to but we cant find the owner of the land and the tree. What is best action to take in the above circumstance??

 

Both myself and the owner of the house have tried land registry search etc but with no luck.

 

 

Thanks

[WillTimberlake]

Ask the council...

[Richard 1234]

Just chip it down it'll be alright ........... Maybe-

[Gary Prentice]

I may be wrong but......

 

If it's causing an actionable nuisance a court would order the owner to abate the nuisance. So if the minimal work necessary is removal, the law would probably be on your side.

 

I know that LAs can do work that is necessary, where the owner is unknown, and put a land charge on it. If an owner turns up at some future date, they then demand re-imbursement of their costs.

 

How you'd go forward I'm not sure, seek legal advice or maybe chance advertising in local papers, notice on tree etc etc giving a reasonable amount of time for the owner to contact you.

[eggsarascal]

Stick some Heras (sp) fencing around the site........ The owner will be along in no time.

[Johny Walker]

Stick some Heras (sp) fencing around the site........ The owner will be along in no time.

 

fell it , he will soon appear,

[Vespasian]

Chop it down, tell the fella your doin it for that if anyone asks, he's to say some fella turned up in a van an asked if he wanted any tree work doin, so you told him to chop off a branch or two..

Only the fella, with an irish accent of course had chopped it all down and wanted three hundred quid for his troubles..

 

explain how you was threatened if you didn't pay up..

[Gary Prentice]

Chop it down, tell the fella your doin it for that if anyone asks, he's to say some fella turned up in a van an asked if he wanted any tree work doin, so you told him to chop off a branch or two..

Only the fella, with an irish accent of course had chopped it all down and wanted three hundred quid for his troubles..

 

explain how you was threatened if you didn't pay up..

 

And ask to be re-inbursed:biggrin:

[Yournamehere]

Its. erm, windy tonight hmm.

Very windy tonight.

If you get my drift.

[detritus21]

To do it properly should involve a legal notice advertised on site much like a tpo planning notice. This then gives the owner of the tree chance to come forward.