‘Fair Face to your neighbour’ is a common fencing convention. There are advantages to erecting a fence so that you get to see the rails and posts and your neighbour gets to see the nice smooth side. Although this is a common convention, it is not absolutely the case that all fences adhere to this convention. Some house owners want the fair face on their side and so build a fence the wrong way around. As with a hedge, ownership of a fence is usually determined by whoever erected it. If that knowledge is lost, other evidence can be used to try and establish the identity of the owner.
Date: 11/04/2023