Wonder why these fell over?

[Gary Prentice]

Do i not own the land below ground level? Are the roots not in fact just encroaching onto my land?

 

They are, in normal circumstances you may cut them but when you do to the extent you cause instability which the man on the Clapham omnibus would foresee, then you have become negligent in your actions.

[Johny Walker]

could be gale force winds

[eggsarascal]

They are, in normal circumstances you may cut them but when you do to the extent you cause instability which the man on the Clapham omnibus would foresee, then you have become negligent in your actions.

 

What's the score in my instance then? See post #23.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

What's the score in my instance then? See post #23.

 

 

Dig a preparatory trench before trees become established??

 

Or write and tell them your intentions to dig a trench. Then they're informed of your intentions so if they fail to install a root barrier, they are negligent if the roots cross your boundary and your rightful actions destabilise their trees!

[eggsarascal]

Dig a preparatory trench before trees become established??

 

Or write and tell them your intentions to dig a trench. Then they're informed of your intentions so if they fail to install a root barrier, they are negligent if the roots cross your boundary and your rightful actions destabilise their trees!

 

These are decent folk (bit stupid mind). We went away last week, he put our dustbin out and fetched it back in. He saw our window cleaner and paid him, got a tab and I paid him back, we do the same if they are away......... Why on earth would people that seem to be so switched on plant trees right on the boundary of their and other people's property?

[Spruce Pirate]

These are decent folk (bit stupid mind). We went away last week, he put our dustbin out and fetched it back in. He saw our window cleaner and paid him, got a tab and I paid him back, we do the same if they are away......... Why on earth would people that seem to be so switched on plant trees right on the boundary of their and other people's property?

 

They probably quite simply haven't thought about it. People generally plant trees and forget that they grow, sounds stupid, but it's quite true and has generated me, and plenty others on here I'm sure, a lot of work over the years. As far as the roots go - they're out of sight and out of mind, very few people will give even a moments thought to tree roots (until you start mentioning things like subsidence and house foundations). They sound like nice neighbours, just not switched on to trees and their irritating habit of growing.

[Gary Prentice]

I've been told on numerous occasions that the fifty/sixty/seventy foot tree that's just been felled came home in a carrier bag/boot of the car/through the post and they never thought it would get 'that big'.

[Vespasian]

Been thinking on this for a bit now, but heres my take..

 

As a judge trying a case like this I'd have to put it down to an unforeseen accident due to an act of god...

 

The fact that those tree's had obviously been neglected would abrogate any intended or unintended damage to the root system trespassing onto the neighbors property..

 

Any costs should be borne by the owner of those tree's, and not the neighbor..

 

In a word, the owner deserved what he/she got.....

[mendiplogs]

These are decent folk (bit stupid mind). We went away last week, he put our dustbin out and fetched it back in. He saw our window cleaner and paid him, got a tab and I paid him back, we do the same if they are away......... Why on earth would people that seem to be so switched on plant trees right on the boundary of their and other people's property?

 

Hi EGGS they do around plants in people boundary mate thanks Jon

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

These are decent folk:

 

 

That's awkward! Sound like good neighbours....