Resident has been accused of trespassing by neighbour but claims land registry is in their favour - however a picture might suggest otherwise08:36, 30 May 2026A homeowner just bought a new house - and has been locked in a dispute with a neighbour over a wall which appears to be collapsing. The issue emerged as they pleaded for help to see if they can definitively assign responsibility.‌They said the Land Registry title plan had the key ‘T’ designation suggesting their neighbour was responsible for the brick wall. They said on Reddit: “I bought my house last year, and there is a brick retaining wall along one side of the garden. The wall supports the neighbour’s higher garden level.‌“According to the Land Registry title plan, there are inward “T” marks on the boundary opposite from this wall, indicating that the neighbour is responsible for maintaining the retaining wall.”‌The resident said that when they bought the property the wall was ‘already in a poor condition’ but that in the last 12 months it has ‘deteriorated significantly’. They said: “I tried to speak to the neighbour in person several times but wasn’t able to have a conversation, so I sought free legal advice at a local community centre. The solicitor there confirmed (based on the title plan) that the wall appears to be the neighbour’s responsibility.“Following the above advice, I sent the neighbour a letter explaining that the wall appears to be their responsibility and that its condition poses a potential risk to our property. I also asked if they intended to repair it as a result, and noted that we would hold them responsible for any damage if the wall were to collapse. They did not respond.”A contractor has told the resident that it would cost £6,500 to repair the wall ‘He also said it could collapse at any time.’ They then added: “After the contractor visited, the neighbour approached me and accused us of trespassing (the contractor briefly stepped onto their driveway to assess the situation), stated they will not take responsibility for the wall, said that if we want to fix it, it must be at our expense, claimed we would need their permission and to give 28 days’ notice before doing any work, as the wall sits on the boundary line.‌“From what I can see, the wall is on/very close to the boundary line, but it supports their land, not ours.” They asked if they might be able to recover the costs if they have it repaired, and how legally binding the title deeds are.Some people noticed a key detail in the picture. One said: “That wire thing looks suspiciously like the original boundary line, with the wall on your side of the boundary.” Another added: “Definitely original boundary posts indicate wall is your responsibility. Those things have been up since the 1930’s.”One said: “This is the most important observation here - there is an old fence (possibly 80-100 years old) between your neighbours fence and the wall. While we can all look at deeds and argue until the cows come home whether that old fence is yours or theirs, the wall is clearly on your side of that fence and hence (definitely) on your land and (presumably) yours. Fix it or wait for it to fail.”‌However there was hope with one person suggesting that the neighbour had simply tried to ignore the problem: “If the T on the deeds point into your neighbours property, then they are responsible as the wall needs repair/rebuilding“It would appear that your neighbour has chosen to ignore the issue & built another fence. Whatever you do, do NOT touch the wall. It could be structural & removing it, could lead to serious issues, if the neighbours garden is that much higher.“It will cost money to seek a specialist Solicitor but will potentially save lots of money & legal disputes in the future, so regard it as an investment”Article continues belowAnd the homeowner finally said: “Many thanks for your advice. I tried contacting the council last year but they stated that it’s a civil matter and they didn’t want to get involved. I will try again and stress that this is now an emergency. I will give the home insurance another call too.”