Guardian Property May 25

Property May 25, 2018

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A winning combination / 556411

5 Waterford Place, Tinwald

An opportunity to purchase this near new family home in Tinwald’s popular Oaklea.

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Surrounded by other well-maintained homes features include four bedrooms plus an office or fifth bedroom, a well-appointed family bathroom, with an ensuite and WIR in the master bedroom.

Four bedrooms plus a study

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The living areas overlook the spacious yard so you can keep an eye on the children playing. Kitchen is contemporary and will impress with plenty of storage. A double garage completes the package of this sun drenched home.

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Buying a PROPERTY WITH TREES Whoever said ‘the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago’ obviously never dealt with overhanging branches, wayward roots or grumpy neighbours.

As anyone who lives in a leafy area will tell you, trees can cause no end of bother.

Trees can block views, damage fences and interfere with power lines.

Roots can disrupt pipes, branches can reduce sunlight availability, leaves can block gutters and windfall fruit can attract rodents. It’s a wonder people ever plant them!

These problems are often caused by well-meaning property owners who plant trees without thinking about how big they will grow.

By the time a tree is well-established, it may be already wreaking havoc both overhead and underground.

Overhanging branches may present obvious hassles, but tree roots are usually out of sight, out of mind until they start snaking their way into retaining walls, foundations or drains (at which point they become difficult to ignore and expensive to re-route).

If you own a property, you are allowed to do whatever you like to your trees, within the bounds of the law that says you have the right to the ordinary use and

enjoyment of your land. This is subject to any protection that may apply to your trees. If they’re protected (for example, because they are historic, considered to be significant or needed to prevent erosion), you may need to get resource consent before doing anything to them.

Remember that you can’t unreasonably interfere with your neighbours’ use and enjoyment of their land, which means that you can’t let your trees become a problem at their place (and vice versa).

If your neighbours have trees that are giving you grief, think carefully before swinging an axe or chainsaw.

Legally, you are entitled to trim any branches or roots from a tree (or large shrub, or plant) that encroach on your property unless they are protected, in which case you may need resource consent first.

However, for the sake of being a decent human being, it’s a good idea to talk to the tree’s owners first. Don’t be tempted to take matters into your own hands and poison the tree, or trespass onto a neighbour’s property to chop parts of it off.

One way to resolve the situation is to seek advice from a professional arborist.

Getting an expert to prune the tree in a way that doesn’t destroy it completely will be far cheaper than engaging a lawyer.

In the worst-case scenario, if you can’t sort out tree issues with a chat over the fence or the aid of an arborist, it may be time to seek help from the Disputes Tribunal or the District Court.

If the trees are causing a nuisance, such as blocking views and/ or light, and you’re unable to come to an agreement with the neighbour, you can apply to the District Court for an order to get the neighbour to trim or remove the tree.

For independent advice on buying or selling property, check out settled.govt.nz.

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