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Just a quick update. I lost a few roof tiles during a recent storm as the limbs overhanging the roof we're knocking against it in the wind. Called the landlord again...he turned up with his mate in a digger, stood in the bucket in shirt and trousers and hacked the offending limbs off with a rusty chainsaw. Bathe limbs overhanging the roof which then took most of the guttering with them. He wasn't bothered about the bloody tree it was the money the whole time. So now I have a tree which has quarter of it hacked off and missing guttering. And still no light. I love my landlord.

The tree belongs to the landlord, the house is on his farm. I don't think it's a case of him not wanting to pay (he's a millionaire) he is just strange when it comes to trees. In the background is the land surrounding the house that he decided to grow Christmas trees on and then couldn't bare to cut them down. Last year we had almighty trouble with the electricity company who wanted to cut back the trees in the back garden as they were covering the lines. He refused to have them cut for so long they ended up coming in and putting new lines in that were higher the trees. Anti foliage lines I think?

Thanks for the replies! I don't want the tree removed (the kids wouldn't forgive me), but some extra light and it not banging on the roof would be nice!

I don't need to worry about the house, very true! I do however need to worry about my kids who sleep directly under it

Last one. Also we have no tv reception due to interference from the tree and proximity to the arial! If I was to call a tree surgeon and ask them to come and look at it, would that write a letter/quote saying it needed work done? (I wouldn't mind paying for it)

Sorry I'm going to have to do this one at a time!

Another

Argh it only did one! Will try again

Hi all I'd really appreciate your input on my situation. I rent a lovely house which has a rather overgrown tree in the front garden. I've spoken to the landlord and agency 4 times about it but he is adamant that it is fine and doesn't need cutting back. Well aside from the fact that we need to have the lights on all day because its so gloomy and everytime it's a bit windy the tree whacks the roof, I'm more worried about the amount of dead branches that fall off it either onto the house or front garden. I didn't want to waste someone's time asking them to come and look when he will probably say no to getting done, but thought I would ask here first and if its a pretty unanimous "that tree is ridiculously overgrown" I'd probably start a more formal complaint with him! Could you take a look at the attached photos and see what you think? I hope they are attached anyway, it keeps hanging when I try to upload them! Thanks