What should I do if the neighbours do not cooperate with the brickwork of an extension?

Questioner

We are working on a permit-free extension. A week before the extension, I approached the neighbours who have been living there for 2 years and discussed that our fence is not on the border, but more on our border. We don't want it back either. The intention was to keep the fence as a wall border, but they don't agree. She said that we should have it measured by the land registry and then it can all go back. I put the ball back in her court and said that she should take it into her own hands, because I don't have time and she really wants that, but also remember that there are costs involved and it may not be feasible in such a short time, because it will start in a week. We will stay on our border and will not go on or over the border, I don't think it is necessary. I also indicated that the 2 fences have to be loosened for the piling and that the contractors have to come into your garden for that. She didn't want the fence to be removed. A week later we discussed the same thing again and together with the contractor we explained the situation to her and showed her how it would be. She did not want to talk to the contractor and indicated that the gate could only be opened after a meeting. We said that the work could start and the measurement could come afterwards, if it turns out that we are wrong then we will demolish everything and otherwise you will pay the costs. She refused to share the costs of the land registry and still did not agree. There was no more talking to her, we indicated that the fence had to be removed, otherwise we could not Heijen. She pushed the contractors out of her garden on the day of the pile driving and a very big argument arose, because she held the fence so that she could not remove it. It really got out of hand, that a fight broke out, the police came and talked. Despite the fact that the police allowed us to continue the work, they were difficult, we were not allowed to touch the tiles to straighten it, we were also not allowed in their garden to replace the fence. I wrote her a letter and explained the situation again and asked for approval for the wall border. I wanted to give this to her personally, but she refused to talk and put it in the letterbox. She did not come back to it. By prescription she has already inherited part of my garden and now because she does not cooperate I now lose 10 cm of garden in the 3.5 m extension, my inner wall becomes 10 cm thicker because of this. Now I am afraid that she will not allow the bricklayer to do the work either. What should I do in such a situation. We have never had any problems in the 2 years that she has lived here, she is a closed person.

Lawyer

annoying situation. Your neighbor seems to be angry about something else and is now frustrating you, even though you are within your rights. Perhaps this can still be discussed first. You can request a historical overview from the Land Registry, which costs 15 euros. You can appeal to the ladder right, which means that you may use someone else's land to carry out work. You can also tell her that even though she has certain rights, invoking them may be unlawful or an abuse of rights.