Does my neighbour have a legal obligation to contribute to the maintenance/repair of a party dividing fence?
Posted on 9 Apr 2018
I have approached the letting agents who manage the tenancy for the owner of the property which adjoins mine, with a letter for the owner, asking him to contribute one half of the cost of replacing the existing dilapidated fence and hedge. The agents are querying whether the owner/landlord should contribute and I have had no response from the owner.
My land certificate/deeds state 'the fences dividing the land hereby transferred and adjoining land be deemed party fences and maintained accordingly, except where indicated by T marks on the plan' My land is edged with red on the plan with no T marks.
Does the adjoining owner have a legal obligation to contribute?