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Julia Banim, Amber O'Connor & Katie Williams

Homeowner takes revenge on neighbour who built fence through part of their garden

A frustrated homeowner got revenge on his neighbour after they built a fence across part of their garden without permission.

The homeowner was left stunned and said they had no other choice but to take matters into their own hands and remove it themselves.

In a video posted to TikTok, under the handle @unbewreathable, they said they had tried to be 'civil' with the neighbour and requested that the fence was moved back on the property line, to stop it from cutting off a chunk of their lawn. However, this request was ignored.

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As the Mirror writes, the row escalated when the homeowner took it upon themselves to organise the removal, and footage shared to TikTok shows the fence being dismantled plank by plank, in a move that divided viewers.

The homeowner explained in a video: "My neighbour's fence is on our property…we've asked them to partner with us to correct it…they refused…so here we are!"

In a follow-up video, they added: "The property lines are exactly where there are supposed to be…those saying oh I would've taken a free fence-would you also take depreciation on your property?"

The original video has clocked up more than 21 million views and 377.7k likes, with many followers unable to believe the "cheek" of the neighbour.

One approving person said: "Normalise not allowing your neighbours to run over you for easing tension. If their fence stays there, they gain that property."

Addressing those who claimed they personally wouldn't mind getting a "free fence", another remarked:" Y'all don't understand. If they allow the neighbours to fence that property, it becomes their property. The one taking it down loses equity."

A third person commented: "I get that they wanted the fence straight for aesthetic reasons, but that was A LOT of land in the back there that they tried to claim."

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