Wouldn't the old owners have had to confess to the difference of opinion
on the hedge whilst they lived there/ I thought you had to tell the new
owners all about altercations etc? Therefore you could go to the Estate
Agent and ask him to pass on a message about the hedge once contracts
have been exchanged.
I went to the estate agents of the house next door between tenants and
asked if I could trim back the hedge as they never cut it in four years.
They were happy for me to do it and I was able to hack through 180 foot
of overgrown hawthorn in peace and quiet!

janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk