I'd be most grateful for some advice.
Our neighbours have built a single-storey sleepout within the setback of our fence. They tell us it encroaches by 60cm (apparently the local guidelines are 1m). It overlooks the fence by about 1.5m.
It interrupts the view a little but there wasn't much to see there before, and it doesn't cast any shadows on our property.
They tell us it will be used as an office.
Having built it, they now want us to sign a document stating that we are happy for them to build a sleepout within our setback.
Although it's a bit of an eyesore it doesn't trouble us too much, but we wonder about the impact on our property value. We spoke to an estate agent who was slightly on the fence but did suggest this could be the case.
It seems our options are to either decline to sign, in which case they would move it forward 60cm, or sign and let it be as it is, but potentially reducing the value of our property.
What would others do? They're very pleasant neighbours and we want to maintain good relations, but we couldn't afford to lose value on our home.
Many thanks in advance.
Our neighbours have built a single-storey sleepout within the setback of our fence. They tell us it encroaches by 60cm (apparently the local guidelines are 1m). It overlooks the fence by about 1.5m.
It interrupts the view a little but there wasn't much to see there before, and it doesn't cast any shadows on our property.
They tell us it will be used as an office.
Having built it, they now want us to sign a document stating that we are happy for them to build a sleepout within our setback.
Although it's a bit of an eyesore it doesn't trouble us too much, but we wonder about the impact on our property value. We spoke to an estate agent who was slightly on the fence but did suggest this could be the case.
It seems our options are to either decline to sign, in which case they would move it forward 60cm, or sign and let it be as it is, but potentially reducing the value of our property.
What would others do? They're very pleasant neighbours and we want to maintain good relations, but we couldn't afford to lose value on our home.
Many thanks in advance.
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