It attracts a lot of birds, which relentlessly defecate on our cars. We have raised the issue with our neighbours, but they have refused to cut back the tree. Anonymous, SurreyA A tree belongs to the person on whose land it is legally grown, including any branches that overhang a neighbour’s land. If branches encroach into your land, while the tree owner cannot be forced to take action, you are legally entitled to cut back those branches that overhang the boundary line of your land. You should return any lopped branches to your neighbours, if they would like…

Source: The Times January 28, 2018 00:05 UTC