Our neighbour owns the wall separating our back gardens. The wall is low and provides no privacy. The neighbour is really touchy about it and does not want any extra height.
Our only option is to erect a new fence on our own side, which is unattached to their wall. But, do we need to allow a space between the fence and the wall so they can 'maintain' our side of their wall? I know a wall requires negligible maintenance, but if they wanted to be awkward, could they create an issue on account of being unable to access 'our' side of their wall? The downside is that we could end up losing a foot or two of our garden...
For argument's sake, do they have a right to paint our side of their wall, and seek access to do that?
Thanks!
Our only option is to erect a new fence on our own side, which is unattached to their wall. But, do we need to allow a space between the fence and the wall so they can 'maintain' our side of their wall? I know a wall requires negligible maintenance, but if they wanted to be awkward, could they create an issue on account of being unable to access 'our' side of their wall? The downside is that we could end up losing a foot or two of our garden...
For argument's sake, do they have a right to paint our side of their wall, and seek access to do that?
Thanks!