Recent content by Gladys

Interesting development. There are positive covenants and negative covenants. Huge difference. Ex farmer's suggests that somehow I received a discount when purchasing! Not so. The covenant is not in the deeds because it is a positive one. Fascinating development - just shows the benefits of...

Excellent response. Thank you all so much. Yes, it is madness! It's my fence and, you are quite right, I have to keep a fence there but I foolishly thought that if someone else damaged that fence then they would have a responsibility to repair. Silly me!

A tenant farmer has, for many years, allowed his stock to enter my garden. We rounded up the animals, returned them and then he generally added another piece of string to the fence and carried on. I am responsible for the fence but it wasn't causing any real problem. Now the tenant has retired...