Who is responsable for cutting a boundry hedge?
Question:my house is semi detached, as i look out my back door, on my left is a fence which seperates me from my nieghbours,
on my right is a hedge which goes lenght of my garden , which was there when we moved in,
on the other side of hedge is an alley way which allows other residents to drive round to there garages,
we own our house and there are still a few council houses where we are, the council come round now and again and weed the alley way,
the concil have cut it once in the six years we have been here, but i do it when i think it needs it , its a days work,
the council sent us a letter telling us to cut it a couple of years back, who,s responsibility is it to cut it
Answers:
Sounds like yours. The boundary maintenance is your responsibility, in the same way as you would cut a hedge at the front of your house, on the pavement side.
It is your responsibility I'm afraid. rip it all out and replace it with fencing, thats what we did.
The hedge is used as a fence and you are responsible for your own fences.
i think its, you are responsible for fence/wall/hedge or bounday on your RIGHT.
You would need to check your deeds. The council can ask you to cut it if its causing and obstruction. However if they cut it they should return any cuttings to you, I know this sounds daft but if it were fruit trees it would be considered theft and some people get very funny about this kind of thing.
It is your hedge, and keeping it trim will provide the best security for your property - better than any gadgets.
You are so lucky, depending on what type of hedge, hopefully it is a prickly one. If it isn't already prickly can I recommend you get some wild rose and plant it in any spare space underneath, the rose will grow up through and besides making the hedge more interesting in summer, will discourage ppl from throwing themselves into your hedge.
Check with the Council and see if it is on your property line. If it is on city/public property, it is not your responsibility. You may have to check your paperwork when you bought the house to assess if it is in fact on your property or not. There is an on line free advice service that I have attached to this answer that will give you the opportunity to research for help. Check it out when you get some time.
If it is on your property, then it is yours and you may do with it what you want. If is a nuisance and taking up your time, money and patience, then remove them and put up a privacy type item that will not take quite a bit of your time every month, but give you privacy also.
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First try to establish which boundary wall you are responsible for.
Normally it is only one side of the garden but as you are on the end, and own your property, you might find that you are responsible for both sides.
A hedge is a natural growing thing and as such you cannot really be held liable for it's growth patterns.
Check your house documents you might have it stated in them that you are responsible for keeping the hedge under control especially as you side onto a right of way.
Usually the council would be responsible for keeping the right of way clear.
I used to live in a similar position but I replaced nearly all my hedge with a concrete fence. There was however a section left at the front of the house approx 20' long. The council cut it once in 13 years.lol.
I now live in the countryside, the council come down the road at least once a year, with a hedge cutter and back off all the hedges and trim the verges, they also clear all the public rights of way clearing weeds and any overhanging hedging.
You know what councils are like, they don't do things like that unless they are required to do so and I think the same would apply to your alley way.
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It is your responsibility to cut the hedge, because the roots are most probably in your garden and if it is overgrowing your fence you are obstructing the pavement on the other side.
The best solution is to cut the hedge completely back and get rid of it, because if you don't do as you are asked by the council, they can hire a contractor to get rid of it and you will end up with a massive bill, for no reason at all.
If you had any plants or trees in your front garden and they overhang your fence obstructing the pavement or road, you can also be done by the local council for obstruction.
If you're not able to get rid of it, get yourself a gardener to help you out.
In the event it is up to you then I would be uprooting the hedge and binning it then you wont have to cut it anymore.But find out from the Council who owns the hedge first.
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