Next door's tree fell on my roof
They aren't insured as this is the second time it's happened. They were told the last time that their trees needed to come down as they are dangerous.
It's a stable roof btw., not my house. He's mended it himself and it's rubbish! Two cracked roofing sheets not been touched, gutters not replaced and the corner of the roof propped up with a plank.
He's sold his house and will be moving soon. Is there anything I can do to get him to pay?
It's a stable roof btw., not my house. He's mended it himself and it's rubbish! Two cracked roofing sheets not been touched, gutters not replaced and the corner of the roof propped up with a plank.
He's sold his house and will be moving soon. Is there anything I can do to get him to pay?
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Get three quotes for carrying out the repair work required. Provide your neighbour with these quotes, and a letter before action.
Advise the neighbour that they have 14 days in which to select a quote or provide remedy or set you back to your original position (which isn't the botched repair carried previously). Thereafter you will seek to recover your loss through the Small Claims Court. Ensure the letter is sent through tracked means.
If he fails, then start a claim through Money Claim.
Is your neighbour likely to have the money / assets to rectify the problem?
Does anyone know how much this will cost and how long it will take?
That's what you pay them for! If they can't collect the money from your neighbours then that's their problem, not yours.
This is the best way to go.
They can issue a section 215 notice on the owner because the condition of his property is affecting the amenity of the area ( ie your property).
I have done this with my neighbours neglected garden and under the order served on him he has to, amongst other things, reduce the height of the trees to 12 ft.
It's worth a go - simply instigating a dispute with the neighbour could affect the sale and get him to do something.