Location: Sheffield, Uk
I bought a house roughly 4 years ago. In that time my neighbours had a fence and put a new one up just as I moved in. In the last year I have built a wall alongside this fence (my stated side). Having watched and helped me even (allowed me to use her water outside) my neighbour is now claimed I’ve built on her land (just as I was about to finish it).
She claims the land was ‘shared’ and my wall is on her property. However, using Google Earth I can see her fence has been up 17 years plus. That means myself and previous owners of the house have been martini that land I’ve built on and assumed was mine for 17+.
My garden does encroach her property but it is the same with our mirror neighbours (attached images).
She is now asking me to take the entire thing down. Having cost me 5k and a lot of work, I feel I’m being shafted. Any advice or my chance of winning a dispute would be highly appreciated. Please do advice