One for the Lawyers

[StevieB]

From that picture I would be telling him to take a hike. It doesnt matter what his roof butts up to, the flashing is part of his roof and in no way forms part of yours. If he has a leak it is up to him to fix it would be my opinion.

Steve.

 

[kafkaian]

I'm sorry but this is a non-issue. It's his problem. If anything, and if this chimney does not form part of a party wall, he should be worried that's he's not undermining your home not the other way around.

 

[ike]

It isn't solely 'your' chimney though, even if though, it is for all practical use and intruding on your internal space. The chimney is integral with the party wall for which there is equal shared responsibility. As the picture shows the centreline of the party wall indicates that about 3/4 of the chimney stack is on 'your side' and a 1/4 on his side (including the flashing on 'his side').

So given that you have fulfilled your responsibility to the party agreement by maintaining 'your side', so should he to his. Unless of course he is willing to pay you the extra to get it done on his behalf. If I were you I would spin it round by pointing out the potential cost saving to him by paying you (or your builder directly) for his side now rather than him having to pay more later on for his own builder.

Sadly there must be many, many more neighbours like yours around the country. Not enough commonsense to go round anymore!

cheers,

ike

 

[Scrit]

Sadly there must be many, many more neighbours like yours around the country. Not enough commonsense to go round anymore!

Oh, there are, there are! I have one. In the words of Jim Taggart "He's a complete numpty!"

Scrit

 

[devonwoody]

If you are leasehold there could be different rules entirely from above.

 

[DomValente]

Whatever you do don't (out of generosity) repair his side, he would take that as you admitting responsibility for the damp.

Dom

 

[JFC]

Maybe get your roofer to tell him he will do the work but he has to pay , that will save you having the confrontation with him . If the roofer says i get this all the time blah blah he may well admit it's down to him .
Its horrible when you find out the bloke next door is a money grabbing toss pot innit !

 

[ike]

when you find out the bloke next door is a money grabbing toss pot innit

I was being too polite to say it! :lol:

Ike

 

[Benchwayze]

Now I know why I went detached. It put me over my head in debt at the time, but I am so glad I struggled through!

Although I am not entirely free of disputes. My neighbour won't allow my builder to set a ladder on his side of the fence, to get a safe working angle for said ladder. So now I have to pay for scaffolding, just to repair a guttering joint!
Best of luck on that one Grahame.
John

 

[devonwoody]

John .I would get the ladies talking and find out when he is going on holiday :wink:

If your wife says she is going to Southend on sea, you can bet the other lady will say she is going to the Equator or something.

 

[kafkaian]

Whatever you do don't (out of generosity) repair his side, he would take that as you admitting responsibility for the damp

I would have to agree