I have been told that both garden fences belong to me, how can this be true?

i rang my council to ask if they can help to repair the fence where next doors dogs and my own dogs have been fighting, the fence is now unsafe and i have had to block the broken panels with wood and what ever i can i find in the shed,

the council rang me back and said that both sides of the house fences are mine i said how can this be true as i always thought that one side was ours and then the next was the neighbours ..he said he had checked the records and they are both mine

i still think this is very unfair as i have at least 14 panels of fencing on one side , i am a council property and both sides of me are private owned

what can i do as i dont want to fall out with neighbours but this is now beyound a joke as i dont really want 2 masive german shepards in my garden attacking my dogs

any advice on what i can do

I have been told that both garden fences belong to me, how can this be true?
It can be if previous owners (or landlord) bought the fence.

It depends who the very original person to put the fence up is.



Well, if your council says.. then it must be true, so...



You can go ask your neighbor if he'd mind you fixing it.



If all else fails, you can just reinforce your side of the fence somehow.



Good luck
Reply:If the "ugly" side (you can see the braces)of the fence is facing in and the smooth flat side of the fence is facing out, then it is all yours. The previous owners probably had it built.
Reply:You can do one of two things:

1. Repair the fences

2. Move house
Reply:if you are council owned its not up to you to fix them its the council /housing excutive i don't understand why you would be paying for them ring the council to tell them the fences are unsafe. if you have bought your house check with the deeds not the council
Reply:It is quite possible that the land registry shows you own both sides of the boundary. Its often related to when the houses were built - which was first etc. The land registry document ( avaialble for ￡2 ) wil show a little "T" on the land which owns the fence - thats the definative answer ( unless you are bound by common agricutural practice which doesn't sound the case )



Its your neighbours responsibility to stop thier animals coming onto your property, regardless of the state of the fence you have.



However, that will cost you and ruin your neighbourly relationship if you proceed with that one legally.



Repairing fences is just normal cost of maintenance. I would say fix it and move on.
Reply:Build a wall.Or put thick prickly bushes along side.
Reply:Ask the council for a diagrammatic plan of your house which shows why you are responsible for all fencing and your neighbours are not
Reply:no check your deeds you must have them you will be responsible for only one fence
Reply:Talk to the neighbors. Explain that both of you benefit from the fence and ask if he is willing to split the cost of the repairs. If it isn't fixed someone's dog could end up seriously injured in a fight. That could be a real mess determining liability.
Reply:My Yard....Your dogs come over here ...I will shoot...
Reply:I always thought a fence was half yours and half theirs. If you had to replace the whole fence in my experience, usually you and your neighbour would have to fork out half each. It doesn't sound like a straight forward situation and you may have to speak to someone higher up or maybe speak to a solicitor.
Reply:All councils are responsible for securing their property and that includes fencing.Ring your Citizens Advice for help.Fencing is not a priority job and it may go on a 12 month wait.Get your neighbours to ring the council as well.
Reply:ask them if they could go halves on repair of fencing that theyre dogs have helped to wreck. if theyre reasonable they will help
Reply:Erect an electric fence
Reply:yeah, but it's not legal !