Garden boundary disputes are a common source of tension between neighbours, often resulting in distressing and costly legal conflicts. Understanding your rights and responsibilities when it comes to garden boundaries can help you to avoid unnecessary...
In an ideal situation, when a landowner wishes to perform work on his property requiring access to his neighbours land permission would be granted and the work could be carried out with the minimum of fuss.
However, many people find that their relationships with their neighbours have deteriorated to the level where permission has been refused.
The law recognises the difficult position that this places landowners in.
