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Are neighbours taking advantage?

shipsey · 2013-07-09 20:48:57

Hi there, could do with some advice outside opinions etc. situation is as follows recently we bought a house with garden which was not overlooked. at the back of house there is a narrow stripe of council land which is the behind the rest of the houses on the row also. council will never take it back and it appears that the…

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#62 12-07-2013 3:09pm
Frank Black

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riclad wrote: »

TO take over this land ,you,d need to build a fence on both sides,
if you are old or not a keen gardener ,
its hardly worth it ,

It's certainly worth it if it prevents the neighbours from overlooking your rear garden and the resulting loss of privacy.
Even if this in itself didn't bother you, the likely devaluation of the property when it comes time to sell, should.

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