Tricky Dicky wrote:

I suppose whoever paid for the post is ultimately it's owner whichever
side of the boundary it is on. It's like someone kicking a football into
your garden you cannot claim it and it remains the property of whoever
bought it, your not obliged to throw it back or do anything with it or
even allow a person on your property to claim it.

If you permanently fix something to land or a building it may become the
property of the person to whom the land or building belongs. Not that
this changes the advice to agree a plan with the neighbour.





I would have a word with your neighbour and explain the situation as you
have here he seems reasonable having already replaced the post for you.
What you do not want is a boundary dispute they do not end well for either
party with only the lawyers making money out of it. A couple of inches
here or there especially where it does not really matter is not worth
getting worked up about.

Drilling through the post and using nuts & bolts is by far the best
option, aim for the centre the rebar tends to be more in the corners.

Richard


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Roger Hayter