You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
Not sure if anyone will know a better way to search...
Basicaly next door to me there about 8 small houses, or what I would call granny flats/bungalows.
The boundary is a dry stone wall, and on thier side there is a fence that runs parallel, there's maybe a 30 cm gap between fence and wall.
Some kind of tree/large shrub has taken root in this gap and is starting to push thier fence so its leaning toward thier land.
I'm concerned if its allowed to grow it could start damaging the dry stone wall.
I don't really want to start knocking on doors and possibly upsetting the occupants, so ideally I want to get hold of whoever manages the properties but I'm drawing a blank - I was going to check land registry but it doesnt seem listed.
On google maps, none of the houses have a number apart from one, 9a. so presumably thay are all 9a, 9b, 9c etc.
This fits in with the rest of the street numbering, but there's no number 9 when I tried to look it up on land registry.
Any idea how I can track down the property managers? I'm sure it's some kind of managed/sheltered housing as occasionaly I see maintenence people doing the communal lawn etc.
<p style="text-align: left;">Post a letter addressed to The Manager, at no. 9?</p>
Land Registry or ROS in Scotland - easy and only a couple of quid.
Any other londstanding neighbours?
I would also consider asking - my father is in a housing association semi sheltered flat complex. They know exactly how to wrangle the housing association, and as a retired person likes nothing better to do with his time then wrangle them....
Land Registry or ROS in Scotland – easy and only a couple of quid.
That was my first thought, but on trying to check land registry, there's no No.9 listed, it just goes 6,7,8, ,10,11.
I'll just have to try and catch one of the residents as they are going out/coming home I guess. I don't really want to knock on doors as I know old people can fret a bit with things like someone knocking on thier door moaning about fences and trees, lol!
Don't give them details about the problem or even state there is. A problem. Introduce yourself as a neighbour and state that you are trying to find out who the management company is and wondering if they can help with these details. They may be old but people still like to feel useful.
That was my first thought, but on trying to check land registry, there’s no No.9 listed, it just goes 6,7,8, ,10,11.
is there a named house? it might have been converted from a big place at some point.
Otherwise just give someone a knock. They'd probably welcome someone to chat to.
Are the properties almshouses, from the description? They would usually have the details on a sign
Well, it's not really a problem yet (for me anyway), but it will be eventually cause a problem and I don't fancy having a protracted argument about getting the wall rebuilt and who pays - be far easier to get rid of the tree as its not serving any purpose, its basicaly a weed thats started growing inbetween the fence and wall.
This is the issue, it's hard to tell from the picture but the fence is really starting to bow out where the tree/shrub is.
Copper nails sound like a good idea, but id really struggle to get to the bloody thing to hammer the nails in.
[URL= https://images2.imgbox.com/e1/58/8zFoIJyS_o.jp g" target="_blank">https://images2.imgbox.com/e1/58/8zFoIJyS_o.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL]
Copper nails won't work. Just go knock on a door and ask. Keep life simple.
Weedkiller.
Weedkiller.
I was thinking that, but i've got a veggie patch about a meter or two away so I don't really want to drench it and go the chemical warfare route!
Looks like laurel, catch it early if you don't want it.
Just paint the leaves with weedkiller if you are worried about spray drift.
Pedant mode: looks like wet wall rather than dry wall, laurel wouldn't bother either much to be honest.
I was going to suggest trying to find the mapsearch funding on land registry, as you just click on the plot on the map.
But that bush is tiny. Just weedkiller its leaves with a spray bottle, it's not going to affect your veg patch
I do have a pump action weed killer, that I use for paving slabs etc. would that work do you think if I give it a little spray every so often?
It's one of these: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Resolva-Express-Ready-to-Use-Power-Pump-Glypho-Free-Weed-Killer---5L/p/236320
Roundup do a weed killer gel that looks a bit like underarm deodorant- means you can apply it to leaves without it getting on neighbouring plants - they even sell a long reach adaptor for it so you can reach over the wall a bit
Looks like a laural to me as said above.
Reach over with some secateurs, nip it and paint some round up on all the cut ends. Job done.
If it grows back do the same.
No overspray and saves chasing the manager for what could be a 10min job and £20 in roundup.
(Roundup is a trade name for Glyphosphate, other brands exist.)
Regarding contacting the owner /managers - if you don’t want to bother the occupants maybe approach one of the maintenance dudes. If it’s damaging their fence it might be in their internet / brief to sort it anyway. Something to maybe check as there’s both a wall and a fence is where your boundary actually is - is it the wall or the fence of somewhere in between? it might be the gap between the two is yours / your responsibility anyway. Might be worth checking your deeds as to what the responsibilities are and how they are shared for boundaries.
i'd be leaning over cutting it back, leaving some leaves and the applying weedkiller. Looks like a rogue plant that's taken root. As it seems to be in no mans land between the boundaries I doubt the management co will do much if the state of the fence is anything to go by.
OK thanks, all!
I'm gonna just slowly and gently kill it with the weed killer I already have and see how it goes - it has a nozzle for spray or jet, so I can hopefully target just that one plant/tree/bush/shrub/thing quite surgically.
The wooden fence is not my problem as far as I am concerned, I just dont want the wall getting messed up.
Glyphosphate
Apparently mine is Glyphosphate free, better for insects and bees etc... but does that mean its rubbish?
looks like wet wall rather than dry wall
eeeyyy, ;-D ;-D ;-D
[URL= https://images2.imgbox.com/78/2b/Fdjp8AHk_o.jp g" target="_blank">https://images2.imgbox.com/78/2b/Fdjp8AHk_o.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL]
Laurel is poisonous if I remember rightly from a tour of Alnwick Gardens Poison Garden.... someone cut a load down, filled their car then didn’t make it to the tip... cyanide perhaps?
Yeah, it's cyanide. i used to get a banging headache after cutting and chipping loads of it.
i'm sure that wee bush will have no issues when chucken in the garden waste bin.
just snip it then spray with the foam stuff. if it comes back cut it again.