My neighbour wants me to pay to cut THEIR tree & they’ve even given me very specific requirements, I’m fuming

A FRUSTRATED woman has told how she was left “speechless” when her neighbour asked her to pay to cut down their tree.

The anonymous woman vented her frustration on Mumsnet, where she explained that her neighbour had a tree on their land which shades her garden in the summer.

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An anonymous woman has told how she was left “speechless” when her neighbour asked her to pay to cut down their tree. Pictured, stock image[/caption]

“I mentioned 3 years ago that it would be great if they could trim the height,” she penned.

“At the time, they refused as they had just opened own business and couldn’t afford it. I accepted that and felt bad asking.”

She went on to explain how she asked against last summer but was met with various excuses – including that the tree was both a noise barrier and security measure.

“Met with them this week for them to tell me (in a very round about way) that, yes they finally had sorted someone to come and trim all their hedges (out of which this tree grows) and that the guy would quote on the tree,” she continued.

“I was very pleased but, they then went on to say that they guy would let me know his quote to sort the tree and that with their permission he was to quote it be trimmed to a (very specific) height and that he was to not trample/flatten the bushes surrounding it.”

“I was left speechless! They want me to pay, to cut their tree with very specific requirements!”

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The woman concluded: “SURELY I can expect my neighbour to be…reasonable and neighbourly and maintain a pretty big tree!? It’s only going to get bigger!”

It wasn’t long before the comments section was flooded with messages – with many arguing that she is in the wrong and that her neighbour is acting completely “reasonable.”

“If the neighbour isn’t bothered by the tree then why should they pay for it to be cut though?” asked one.

A second agreed: “Maybe it is not a problem for them. Depends how much you want it trimmed to how much you would be willing to put some money towards it.

A third suggested: “Well, in circumstances like this maybe going halves would be the ideal option.

When our neighbours asked if we could drastically cut the top off one of our trees, they offered to pay completely. As we otherwise wouldn’t have done any work to it, I think this is quite fair.”

Meanwhile, another added: “You want the tree to be cut, you pay. They gain nothing from cutting the tree, they are just being neighbourly by allowing you to do it.”

A further noted: “You’re the one demanding they cut the tree. If you want it done you should pay.”

“Sounds like they only agreed because you kept hounding them in the first place.”