AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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cheeky tw@ts!
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Twiggy
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They must have been in your garden doing that!
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Dan
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Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
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Is there anything in the contract when you purchased the house that they could do it? If not id be ringing the police etc
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JohnnyR
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Registered: 21st Sep 06
Location: Sheffield
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Thanks for the responses...
Just sent an email stating my unhappiness and that I would be seeking legal advice on the matter. I also said that I expect a resolution by the end of tomorrow (Friday) otherwise I will look to remove the intrusive materials asap (at the weekend).
As said, they quite clearly need it and the way they have dealt with the situation is unacceptable, so hopefully they will make it worth my while.
I'll keep you updated.
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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Builders heh?
They ask nicely (presumably you said no after they said no to your requests for freebies?) and they go ahead anyway 
It's the nature of the beast I'm afraid. See all that infrastructure in the background? they pay for that and every week they are delayed will cost them *roughly* a couple of grand.
Hats off for you for trying, but I dont think you will get anywhere. By the time you have wasted money talking to a solicitor and them getting any sort of letter drafted the scaffold will have gone anyway.
There will almost certainly be some sort of clause in your sale agreement which allows them limited access across your property to facilitate progression of the remaining works.
Dont waste anymore time stressing about this, the scaffold will be gone before you know it 
Make sure you get some detailed photos of any damage and ensure they put it right before they bugger off though 
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Twiggy
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Cover the scafold in tar and grease so its a twat to remove!
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Simon
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Location: Oxfordshire
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Anti-climb paint 
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Twiggy
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TTT
Update?
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charcoalgrill
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I might be the only one here, but I dont see why you wouldnt let them have access? Arrange for them to rebuild the wall and put right your garden, and ask for a financial compensation.
Although as the pic is now, its trespass. Which isnt a criminal issue so the police won't want to know, but you should speak to them, and if they arent helpful, inform them that you will seek legal advice.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Simply remove the scaffold in your garden and return it to them, no laws are being broken by you then!
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
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what happened with this?
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Twiggy
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this
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Cardiac Kid
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Registered: 1st Jan 07
Location: The Big Smoke
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Seriously, why be awkward? Judging from the photo, you'll need a days work, if that, to put back to good, any damage.
Just let them get on with it, it'll be gone once the gables are topped out.
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Cardiac Kid
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Registered: 1st Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by charcoalgrill
I might be the only one here, but I dont see why you wouldnt let them have access? Arrange for them to rebuild the wall and put right your garden, and ask for a financial compensation.
Although as the pic is now, its trespass. Which isnt a criminal issue so the police won't want to know, but you should speak to them, and if they arent helpful, inform them that you will seek legal advice.
He won't get anywhere, see this day in day out, the builders are actually allowed to gain access for the period that they are located onsite, and all the plots are finished and handed over to sales/maintenance team.
They were just being polite about the issue, by asking him, when really they can just 'do' aslong as they restore the property to it's original state. However, if they don't replace it, that's when they're breaking the agreement and then you can seek legal advice.
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JohnnyR
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Registered: 21st Sep 06
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I was being 'awkward', due to how the matter was dealt with, it was very unprofessional and no consideration for us what so ever. Especially considering that such things as replacing some door handles and other little jobs such as repairing some damage caused by a leaky pipe, took them 15 months to sort after I first raised them on the snagging list before I moved in! (thats another issue altogether though) So it was almost like they were taking the piss slightly, coming and going as they please. Petty it may seem, but very annoying nevertheless.
Anyway, the outcome of this was that they apologised and agreed to do us some additional work, tarmacking an area at the front of our house which gives us an extra bit of parking which is good as well as some other bits and bobs.
The scaffold was up for about 4 weeks in total, and so much for putting everything back as it was. There wasn't much to put back to be fair, but the mess they left afterwards was ridiculous, it's almost like they made mess for the sake of it. If it wasn't for me ringing up to mention it, it would have never have been cleared.
Anyway, the point of all this is, just a bit of common courtesy and consideration for their 'customers' would have gone a long long way, but as there was nothing like that what so ever, it aggravated me a little, as I'm sure it would most people.
[Edited on 07-03-2011 by JohnnyR]
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Shrek
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: Berkshire
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I know its all done and dusted now but wouldn't they have had to hop your fence and trespass to put that scaffolding up? If so that would have pissed me off the most i think.
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