Permission from our neighbours for painting fence

Yes, if your fence is not really yours but your neighbours you need permission. In worst scenario it could be criminal damage to paint it without it.

Our lovely little garden has this unpainted "weathered" fence around.

Unfortunately we have 3 neighbours owning "our" fence so if one of them say no we will not paint it.
Also there is the question of paint dripping on their side of the fence because of design of the fence. We are not sure if it is really worth it and if we are just not making big mistake.
So I taught that it will be nice to paint it nice medium brown colour. Also it will help protect the wood.

I have put together simple letter asking politely for permission to paint it.

To our neighbour:

xx Garden Road

Surrey

07/March/2014

Polite request for permission to paint/ stain fence

Hello,

We are your neighbours at the back of your garden. We share 2 panes of fence.  The fence is yours and we would like to ask you for permission to paint/ stain it with protective medium brown fence paint. We would be very careful do to a good job and minimise any paint/ stain “dripping” on your side of the fence.

Please let us know if it is OK or not by returning this letter to us (Please just put it in our letterbox).

Thank you very much.

Hana & Rob

xx Albert Close

Surrey

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Yes, permitted to paint/ stain fence                                     No, not permitted to paint/ stain fence

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Signature of owner xx Garden Road                                      Signature of owner xx Garden Road




Unfortunately we have 3 neighbours owning "our" fence so if one of them say no we will not paint it.
Also there is the question of paint dripping on their side of the fence because of design of the fence. We are not sure if it is really worth it and if we are just not making big mistake.In the end we would like to have good relationship with people around us.