No offence intended (sorry about that!)

The other week I painted my fence which separates my back garden from my neighbour's.  Except that it's not actually my fence.  The deeds state that that boundary belongs to my neighbour, and therefore the fence belongs to them and is their responsibility.  Not that I have any problem with my neighbours who are as nice as you could wish for.  But the question has arisen as to whether you are entitled to paint your side of a dividing fence which does not belong to you.  A woman in Nottingham has been charged with criminal damage for doing just that. Clearly there is history here between the neighbours, but it will be interesting to see what the courts make of it.