Q:Our property is lined on one side by a hedge and there does not appear to be a ditch on either side of this hedge, making the &“ditch and hedge&” rule difficult to interpret. The hedge appears to be directly on the border between the two properties.

Sept. 1, 2002
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Your title deeds show your boundaries and explicitly describe them as &“party walls&” which means that when the properties were first sold off by the council it was intended that the fence or wall situated on the boundary line would be the joint responsibility of both owners to be maintained at joint expense. As such, it was intended that the …

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