Party Fence agreements

[yeknomyeknom]

We have no fence between our house and our neighbours. We would like one. Can we just go ahead and out one up (with the posts etc being on our land? Or is this not allowed? Obviously we will check with the neighbour to see if they mind and hopefully it won't be a problem. But if they do mind, where do we stand?

[kibris]

yeah you can do it as long as its on your land and does not coss over to theres

[Blackcurrant]

You can do what you want on your own land, but if you want to put a new fence on the boundary you need to check whether you're responsible for the fence on the left or the one on the right.

However, the best course of action is to speak to your neighbour. You're likely to anger them if you put up a fence without discussing it.

[intexasatthe moment]

You might want to get copies of title plan and register from the land registry for your place and for your neighbours's .

Sometimes they indicate who is responsible for maintaining which boundary .Make sure you use the correct website -Gov.uk .

https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/search-the-register

It's only ?3 a copy .Don't use one of the other money spinning sites who will charge you ?10's of pounds for the same info .

[Lynne]

What about the back fence separating property? Ours fringes three other properties.

[yeknomyeknom]

We checked the title deeds and there is no indication as to who owns what unfortunately.

[Penguin68]

In general it works sensibly, so if you can find any neighbour in your block who does know which is 'their' fencing side then it us likely yours is the same. One clue is that fence posts will be on the side that is responsible for fencing that side. Nothing to stop you fencing a side that isn't yours, you're doing your neighbour a favour, but it is a courtesy to discuss it with them.