Maintaining trees in your neighbourhood

As a landlord and/or landowner, we have a legal obligation to ensure that trees don’t cause harm to members of the public and our residents and don’t damage any properties.

We must be able to access our properties/land to inspect trees periodically and make management decisions on these trees.

This means that:

1. Where residents or resident management groups have previously managed trees belonging to One Housing, they will no longer do so.
2. We will ensure that the tree inspector can access gardens or other external areas to identify tree problems. We will contact you if we need to request access to your property.
3. We will undertake tree work that is identified to mitigate any significant risks. We will contact you if we need to request access to your property.

We all agree that trees are precious, and for that reason we will always engage with our residents over necessary tree works. We will also avoid unnecessary tree works or removals.

However, where we identify trees requiring work, we must be able to undertake these works in a timely manner. Where trees are removed, we will seek to replace them where it is practical to do so.

If you have any questions regarding these arrangements, or concerns surrounding the safety of any tree in your property, please contact us at ask@onehousing.co.uk.