"Simmo" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I,m seeking advice concerning the height of my conifers, A guy has just
moved into a house at the end of my garden and has asked me if I will
crop my trees to a more reasonable height, I am more than willing to do
so but don,t want to lose the privacy that I currently enjoy, The trees
are maybe 13ft - 14ft high at the moment and I could take them to maybe
9ft without too much problem, I am just wondering if the guy is within
his rights to force me to taking them to the 2 metre point by law if he
is not happy with the height I lower them to ? The trees are maybe 35
feet from his house and only 2 of them are across the end of his
garden, his garden is open at both sides and so my trees are not
preventing any natural light. The only complaint I can see him having
is that he doesn,t get as much sunshine in the afternoon but thats
'sunshine' and not 'natural light'. He seems to be a decent enough guy
so hopefully there will be no problem but I just need to know where I
stand just in case..

Thanks very much

Dave

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Check with the proper authorities in your area. The trees were there when he
moved in and if he didn't like them he should not have bought the house. At
the very least he should have consulted you about cropping them before he
signed the deed.