Our PM has received correspondence from our neighbour advising that our decidious ornamental pears on our side of the boundary are a safety concern now that autumn has hit and the leaves due to fall. She is concerned that her children will slip on them and cause injury.
We replied that we will prune the trees when we return in Spring. However her Hubby has visited our PM and again said that it is a safety concern now that the trees are loosing their leaves and they cannot wait until Spring.
We have arranged for someone to pop down and view the properties this week and supply a quote to prune back the branches, it does niggle me though that the owners property was in an overall neglected state and in need of maintenance when we left our address 18 months ago.
Whilst that is their concern to deal with, if they 'blame'' the fallen leaves from our trees if one of their kids should slip over what would be the legal implication for us?
We replied that we will prune the trees when we return in Spring. However her Hubby has visited our PM and again said that it is a safety concern now that the trees are loosing their leaves and they cannot wait until Spring.
We have arranged for someone to pop down and view the properties this week and supply a quote to prune back the branches, it does niggle me though that the owners property was in an overall neglected state and in need of maintenance when we left our address 18 months ago.
Whilst that is their concern to deal with, if they 'blame'' the fallen leaves from our trees if one of their kids should slip over what would be the legal implication for us?
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