'My neighbour built a wall in my garden but that's not even the worst part'

You never know what your neighbours will like until you move into a new home and while some are kind and polite members of the community, others aren’t as respectful. It can be a nuisance having unpleasant neighbours and one resident has shared their unfortunate experience.

As they only moved into the property a couple of months ago, they haven’t had the chance to meet all their neighbours yet. But the resident became frustrated after noticing the neighbour on the left side to them had started to build a small wall that was cemented onto the front of the resident’s house and inside their front garden.

Talking to Reddit to ask for advice on what to do, they shared that they live in a terraced house where the houses are staggered,rather than being parallel to each other or formed in a straight line. The user added: “This wall now takes up (albeit a very small) part of our garden where our bins usually sit, and the wall itself has been cemented to the front of our house."

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But that wasn't even the worst bit. They continued: “The very annoying thing is that the neighbours haven’t even asked us if we would be okay with this, they just started building it without notifying us of this.

“My family and friends say this isn’t a big deal, but it’s really frustrating to me and I don’t want them to take the p*** like this with something else further down the line if we don’t say anything now!”

The annoyed local further said that they have checked the boundary line and the neighbour has taken over part of the garden which belongs to them.

They ended their Reddit post by asking others on the platform what they would do in this situation and dozens have responded.

One user suggested: “Reach out to your local governing body (town, township…) and ask what can be done. That should prompt code enforcement to come take a look.”

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Another outlined some more steps the resident should take: “Ask them to see the permit for the work and the survey they had done showing that they were within the bounds of their property.

“When they likely can't produce it, show them your own survey and show them that they are on your property and they need to move the fence back onto their own property.

“Give them a chance to be agreeable and do the right thing. If they don't or won't, involve the governing body of your local jurisdiction that handles permitting and property records. They will fine them if they don't move it back.

“Also, document your conversation with the neighbour in some fashion so that you have the evidence if you need to pursue further legal action.”

According to Parachute Law Solicitors, boundary disputes occur when neighbouring property owners clash over where exactly their ownership ends and begins.

These conflicts frequently involve physical markers such as fences, walls, hedges, driveways, or building extensions.

The legal boundary of a property is typically outlined in the Title Deeds and Land Registry records and to determine your boundary, Parachute Law Solicitors recommends checking your Title Deeds, reviewing Land Registry plans, looking for a chartered surveyor’s report, consulting historical maps and aerial photographs and having a simple conversation with the neighbour that is involved.