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Absentee landlord neighbour

  • 11-03-2021 11:42am
    #1
    cosanostra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭


    There is an overgrown field next to my house that is becoming a bit unsightly and its ruining any attempt I make to keep my side tidy, my neighbour lives in England and hasnt been home in over 20yrs. There is no properties on the land its basically just overgrown gorse. what i'd like to do is put a machine into his land and clear along the boundary sort out some drains that run along the boundary on his side but are blocked and overflowing then plant hedging along the boundary and let that screen it off. I know if I could get in touch with him he'd say to batter on but he's no longer contactable, I'd be making no attempt at a land grab or anything just want to tidy it up a bit, so would I be allowed to do it or would I be opening my self up to all sorts of claims or is there some way I can get permission from the council and if anything ever came of it i'd have a letter to say it was justified


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  • #2
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    cosanostra wrote: »
    I'd be making no attempt at a land grab or anything just want to tidy it up a bit, so would I be allowed to do it or would I be opening my self up to all sorts of claims or is there some way I can get permission from the council and if anything ever came of it i'd have a letter to say it was justified

    Why not make a land grab. Tidy it up (and document it as you do).

    Assuming you do not build on it, or some special habit directive applies, only the rightfull owner can complain.

    If returns in the next 12 years, he can claim it back. If he never returns, better you grab it than someone else.


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