Subsidence due to neighbor's tree roots

[traveler2]

Hello,

Need some advice re. subsidence

Has anyone in E. Dulwich had experience getting a neighbor to remove a large tree from their garden which has been proved to be the cause of subsidence in other adjacent properties? Does this need to go through the council or should I let my home insurance company's loss prevention firm to address this directly with them? Thanks for any feedback on this topic.

traveler2

[DulwichFox]

It needs to go to the Land Registry to find the owner of the tree.

You will need to get permission to remove the tree.

I went through this proceedure 20 years ago.

The tree was on a shared access which was not part of access to my property.

and did not affect my property, but I still ending up paying for some of the work.

Very complex proceedure.

Wish you luck.

[Jeremy]

I had exactly this problem in a previous property.

The insurance company's loss prevention guys determined that the tree was causing a problem, and they then contacted the neighbours directly to arrange removal. Contrary to DulwichFox's experience, it was all resolved very easily.

[Peckhampam]

I had a problem with a neighbout who wouldn't remove a dangerous tree and the council were very helpful and served a notice on them in the end.

[traveler2]

Thanks all for the feedback. I spoke to the council tree specialist today and he said they could not do anything as its a private property. Peckhampam, was your's a council property or private?

I was told I could prune any overhanging branches but as per law would have to offer them to the owner - who can accept or not. If not, I am responsible for disposing of them. Got to love that law.

As to the greater problem, I was advised I would need to address this with the owner of the property who could agree or not to take down the tree. If they don't agree, I would need to look to my insurance company to file a law suit against them which could take years. I am now siding with DulwichFox's experience!