Neighbours Scaffolding in our garden

Just had neighbours scaffolding in my property, he approached me with the builder to seek permission and explained nature and duration of job and to clean up and make good any mess/damage, no payment sought by me.The dentist/builder should have sought permission before going ahead.

I can see it now...

OP: "Hey dentist you've trespassed onto my property without my permission, what are you going to do to rectify this"

Dentist: "How about I drill into your face for free"

Hardly the most enticing deal.

Might be also worth asking about insurance.

If you have someone over to your house and they get injured by this scaffolding its your insurance they will go after first.

Where does it indicate that scaffolding can be erected on adjoining property without the adjoining owners consent. From Francies link:

Reg 44:

From will not causes stantial damage or inconvenience to theadjoiningowner,or

(ii) if theymay or will cause such damage or inconvenience, it is nevertheless reasonable to carry themout.

(2) Subject to subsection

(3), in exercising any right under subsection

(1)thebuildingownershall— (a)make good all damage caused to the adjoining owner as a consequenceof the works, or reimburse the adjoining owner ther easonable costs and expenses of such making good,and (b) paytotheadjoiningowner— (i) the reasonable costs of obtaining professionala dvice with regard to the likely consequences of the works,and (ii) reasonable compensation for any inconvenience causedbytheworks.

‘Party structures’ not just walls.

Effectively this gives reasonable access to someone carrying out work.

The court will not look favourably on somebody blocking because they have the hump or are angling for financial gain.

I am somebody who had to use the act over works here.

Sod that, wrong time of year for kids in garden , but mine would be up that scaffold and me not knowing it's even there.

Height of ignorance imo, what are they at- plastering, fix chimney?

You are rightly annoyed, I would tell him straight that it was erected without permission and see how it goes

dentist will only claim the cost of prsi.

no additional benefit for the op there as hes already entitled to a free check up.

I wouldn’t bother contacting the dentist as he hadn’t the decency to contact you . Ring the owner of the scaffolding or builder (they usually advertise with a sign ) and tell them if it’s not removed that day you will sue them . Any debris or tools accidentally dropped from it could hit you or a family member in your garden and kill them . There is a reason hardhats are mandatory on building sites . They committed trespass when they erected it and are in breach of health and safety by putting it above an area in use by the public

Ring the HSA and ask if a notification has been submitted to them, you say the project could last 6 weeks or more:

Since they didnt contact you beforehand, I would tell them to remove any scaffolding from my property and install netting or similar to prevent debris falling on my property.

That would be a really stupid approach for various reasons.

While you'd be entitled to go that route. It would also be pretty stupid imo to throw away a few hundred on solicitors fees for the sake of a high horse.

Why are you (and most others) assuming that the dentist knew the scaffolding was going there? You say he seems like an arrogant prick? Based on what, other than your assumption.

Anything is possible. But on the balance of probability, it’s less likely the builder assumed the dentist went and chatted to the neighbours, and far more likely that the builder ploughed ahead as they tend to do.

Ignorance is no excuse. It's his responsibility to know what's going on.

And were the braces fitted by a brace qualified scaffolder or a qualified dentist?

OP, does the dentist have a driveway? You might want to plonk a car or two on his driveway when you call aroun. It would be an awful shame to find that the cars won't start.

How many dentists have a towing and storage contractor on call?