Photo Help Please

[Yorick]

When they were excavating on the plot next door, we saw that they actually went under our plot. But the only photo I can find is inconclusive, even though I know I took it to show such.
They are dragging their feet on the ensuing subsidence so want to show them some proof

In this picture the arrow shows where they went under our plot. The black rock wall is the boundary.

Is there any fancy way to drop a vertical line from that black wall to show where it would land so to speak? Or any other help ?

TIA

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[Horse]

What's there now? Edit: If you look down from the terrace above.

[Yorick]

What's there now? Edit: If you look down from the terrace above.

2 ft of concrete

[ChrisW]

The handle of that hoe / pick is probably a better indicator than an edited photo - it appears to be in line with the wall.

[Mussels]

If they dug that and your wall is now collapsing it shouldn't matter if they tunneled under the wall or not, it caused the collapse. I take it the wall has been there for several years?

[Yorick]

What's there now? Edit: If you look down from the terrace above.

2 ft of concrete

Aha. In this photo they seem to have gone under us on left side..

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[Yorick]

If they dug that and your wall is now collapsing it shouldn't matter if they tunneled under the wall or not, it caused the collapse. I take it the wall has been there for several years?

The owner is a right stroppy cow. If they have gone under, it will give us leverage in other areas as well.

[Horse]

What's there now? Edit: If you look down from the terrace above.

2 ft of concrete

Aha. In this photo they seem to have gone under us on left side..

20220911_135218.jpg

If the face of that concrete is vertically below the edge of your terrace, they must have dug underneath.

[weeksy]

What you gonna do though? They can't un-dig it and they've filled the hole with a fairly hard substance.

I'm curious as to what you'd gain by bringing it up

[KungFooBob]

Don't both photo's implicate you in the act of trespass?

[Horse]

What you gonna do though? They can't un-dig it and they've filled the hole with a fairly hard substance.

I'm curious as to what you'd gain by bringing it up

Presumably terrace has sunk?

[Yorick]

What you gonna do though? They can't un-dig it and they've filled the hole with a fairly hard substance.

I'm curious as to what you'd gain by bringing it up

It's just a bargaining tool as we want them to drop a wall by about a foot.

[Yorick]

Don't both photo's implicate you in the act of trespass?

Could have been on a huge selfie stick.

[Yorick]

What you gonna do though? They can't un-dig it and they've filled the hole with a fairly hard substance.

I'm curious as to what you'd gain by bringing it up

Presumably terrace has sunk?

Our wall has sloped by about 40mm. Doesn't seem much but big gaps opened up. And the pool gate doesn't shut any more. Big cracks in other places too.

[Horse]

Eek

[v8-powered]

I'd be properly pissed if I were in your shoes. Take it no Party Walls stuff in your part of the world?

[Yorick]

I'd be properly pissed if I were in your shoes. Take it no Party Walls stuff in your part of the world?

It's a minefield here. Should be OK, just wanted extra ammo.

[weeksy]

What you gonna do though? They can't un-dig it and they've filled the hole with a fairly hard substance.

I'm curious as to what you'd gain by bringing it up

Presumably terrace has sunk?

Our wall has sloped by about 40mm. Doesn't seem much but big gaps opened up. And the pool gate doesn't shut any more. Big cracks in other places too.

Well yes, in that case i'd be asking questions and looking for repairs at a minimum.

[JamJar]

I'd be properly pissed if I were in your shoes. Take it no Party Walls stuff in your part of the world?

It's a minefield here. Should be OK, just wanted extra ammo.

They shouldn't be digging in a minefield, it's fraught with risk!

[weeksy]

I'd be properly pissed if I were in your shoes. Take it no Party Walls stuff in your part of the world?

It's a minefield here. Should be OK, just wanted extra ammo.

They shouldn't be digging in a minefield, it's fraught with risk!

Keeps the neighbours out though