My neighbours wall is dangerous

[Norseman]

I need some advice in that my next door neighbours wall that faces the street and communal entry way is very dangerous and is now leaning quite severely outwards. The wall has separated from the house wall, the mortar has long since fallen out and its both a liability and an accident waiting to happen.

 

I have mentioned on a few occasions over the past two years that the wall needs to be rebuilt and repaired however this just falls on deaf ears. In fact the whole house needs completely renovating if I'm honest. The homeowner is in the 40K bracket and can afford this quite easily however I am concerned that my child and other children may get crushed if this isn't repaired soon. She also drives a 40K car!!! so isn't short of money.

 

Therefore is the homeowner liable? in the event of injury etc and what can I do to get her to pay out to have this issue fixed before its too late. The homeowner is a good neighbour to be fair however this concerns me somewhat

 

Any advice is appreciated.

[ryder8904]

Maybe if someone was to lean on it and it was to fall over then this would get things moving along a little quicker.

 

Someone might even get a compo claim out of it if they were to get injured while leaning gently on this wall.

[Strix]

Try talking to building control at the council

[speleo1]

my next door neighbours wall that faces the street and communal entry way is very dangerous and is now leaning quite severely outwards.

i dont suppose there is anything you can do but ask them or show them if they dont know already,

can you not report it to the highways etc whoever deals with paths and walkways and tell them your concern,if the wall falls on someone your neighbour will be at fault,

[osrit]

I cant give any particular advice, but it does sound like it needs sorting - however it happens.

 

My next door neighbour has a wall going from the end of the house all the way down the bottom of the garden - must be 8 ft high and 30-40ft long at least. This wall had been leaning for quite some time, and my 5 yr old neice one morning ran around onto the neigbours garden to fetch a toy or something she had left there. About 5 minutes later the whole wall came down. That wall didnt and doesnt affect us directly, being at the end of the rear house entrances, but was lucky she didnt end up underneath it, or infact the neighbours who had gone out just beforehand too.

[Norseman]

Try talking to building control at the council

 

Hi there,

 

Sorry its a privately owned house not a council house, does this make a difference???

 

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Maybe if someone was to lean on it and it was to fall over then this would get things moving along a little quicker.

 

Someone might even get a compo claim out of it if they were to get injured while leaning gently on this wall.

 

It isn't a high wall, its a stone one about 3-3.5 feet high at the front of the house only however if this fell on my child it could cause serious damage and may even result in death literally

[mrsb73]

There is a team that look at dangerous structures in the council, building control would be a good place to start, also highways enforcement, if it is leaning out into the public highway.

[Norseman]

Maybe if someone was to lean on it and it was to fall over then this would get things moving along a little quicker.

 

That thought has passed my mind more than once!

 

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There is a team that look at dangerous structures in the council, building control would be a good place to start, also highways enforcement, if it is leaning out into the public highway.

 

Thank you I'll try this.

 

I've even thought of getting her quotes for it!!

[Gazza58]

Maybe if someone was to lean on it and it was to fall over then this would get things moving along a little quicker.

 

That thought has passed my mind more than once!

 

---------- Post added 16-05-2013 at 21:57 ----------

 

 

Thank you I'll try this.

 

I've even thought of getting her quotes for it!![/QUOTE]

 

Might actually be a good idea,get some quotes and post them through letterbox,might be a bit cheeky but it could work.

[Margarita Ma]

Your nieghbour should take this seriously and so should you. If you have merely mentioned this over the garden gate so to speak then it would be a good idea to knock on her door and say something like I would like to have a serious talk with you about your garden wall as I believe it is dangerous and could cause a lot of trouble for you if it fell on someone or on your car. She may not realise how serious it can be and indeed may not have seen it from the physical angle that you view it from. My guess is that roots from whatever is planted in the garden have grown considerably and disturbed the wall causing it to bow out. When the earth drys out and then again becomes saturated and in winter freezes the wall is disturbed a bit more each year and the roots will keep on growing and pushing outward. ask her to come and look at the wall from your property and the common entry and point out how it has moved. If she refuses get in touch with the council there are powers to deal with dangerous structures.