Neighbours From Hell? Quite Possibly. [Big Vent]

marleyboy

I remember we had neighbours from the very bowels of hell, it got so bad they resorted to putting through the car windows (every night), in the end I installed CCTV and just waited for them to slip up, inevitably they did, the police were no use, "image is a bit blurry, blah, blah", but the Housing team responsable for their house, I made watch the footage, showing them setting off their burglar alarm, and banging on our door at 5AM, as well as telling a neighbour who asked them to be quiet, to "F Off", it was more than enough for the council to evict them, there was cheers up n down the street when they left. from people I did not even know had a problem with them.

Months n Months of this abuse will wear you down if you let it, be proud, blank them completely, and should you install a camera, be sure they know its pointed directly at them, take it to the council office and demand they sort something out.

kittykat23uk

I absolutely sympathise with what you are going through. There's a rental property next to us (we're a mid terrace). Had new tennants move in with their husky. I was a little concerned as we have rabbits but the owner assured me that the dog was well behaved and wouldn't cause any trouble. They were there for about a week and seemed nice enough except when they had a bunch of rowdy chav mates over. Anyway, our fence on that side was about 4-5ft.

Well, the most terrible thing happened to me, we were out at a party on a saturday afternoon, rabbits were in their enclosure which is pretty sturdy and has been their home for four years without any problems. We came home to find it caved in and them both lying dead in the run. I'm sure some of you will not understand this, but I lived for those bunnies and they were like children to me.

As we were out, we can't conclusively prove it was their dog, rather than a fox and he wont admit any liability (not surprisingly). So on top of the emotional distress of having both my buns brutally savaged, I'm also out of pocket financially to the tune of over £2500 for a new 7ft fence, a new patio and dog kennel (for the rabbits I've now adopted) before I could even think about replacing them. That's on top of the cost of the autopsy and cremation.

We even tried the landlady hoping that since we have been good neighbours to them that they would even just ofer a small token contribution to the costs, but she wasn't even willing to do that.

There hasn't been a day since it happened (end of June) that I haven't tortured myself thinking about that :mad::mad: dog hurting my poor boys.

UKTigerlily

kittykat23uk wrote: »

I absolutely sympathise with what you are going through. There's a rental property next to us (we're a mid terrace). Had new tennants move in with their husky. I was a little concerned as we have rabbits but the owner assured me that the dog was well behaved and wouldn't cause any trouble. They were there for about a week and seemed nice enough except when they had a bunch of rowdy chav mates over. Anyway, our fence on that side was about 4-5ft.

Well, the most terrible thing happened to me, we were out at a party on a saturday afternoon, rabbits were in their enclosure which is pretty sturdy and has been their home for four years without any problems. We came home to find it caved in and them both lying dead in the run. I'm sure some of you will not understand this, but I lived for those bunnies and they were like children to me.

As we were out, we can't conclusively prove it was their dog, rather than a fox and he wont admit any liability (not surprisingly). So on top of the emotional distress of having both my buns brutally savaged, I'm also out of pocket financially to the tune of over £2500 for a new 7ft fence, a new patio and dog kennel (for the rabbits I've now adopted) before I could even think about replacing them. That's on top of the cost of the autopsy and cremation.

We even tried the landlady hoping that since we have been good neighbours to them that they would even just ofer a small token contribution to the costs, but she wasn't even willing to do that.

There hasn't been a day since it happened (end of June) that I haven't tortured myself thinking about that :mad::mad: dog hurting my poor boys.

I'm so sorry, what a terrible thing to happen, RIP bunnies x

grandma247

Pyracantha makes a good impenetrable hedge and is recommended for planting around windows to prevent burglary so planting along the fence would stop a dog for sure. The thorns can be up to 3 inches long so be careful pruning them. If you worry about a child being injured put a lower fence in front and keep them trimmed. Make sure it is the fast growing type.
We put some in plastic bins in our yard to stop local kids climbing over the wall into the yard and destroying pots and plants.

catgil

kittykat23uk wrote: »

I absolutely sympathise with what you are going through. There's a rental property next to us (we're a mid terrace). Had new tennants move in with their husky. I was a little concerned as we have rabbits but the owner assured me that the dog was well behaved and wouldn't cause any trouble. They were there for about a week and seemed nice enough except when they had a bunch of rowdy chav mates over. Anyway, our fence on that side was about 4-5ft.

Well, the most terrible thing happened to me, we were out at a party on a saturday afternoon, rabbits were in their enclosure which is pretty sturdy and has been their home for four years without any problems. We came home to find it caved in and them both lying dead in the run. I'm sure some of you will not understand this, but I lived for those bunnies and they were like children to me.

As we were out, we can't conclusively prove it was their dog, rather than a fox and he wont admit any liability (not surprisingly). So on top of the emotional distress of having both my buns brutally savaged, I'm also out of pocket financially to the tune of over £2500 for a new 7ft fence, a new patio and dog kennel (for the rabbits I've now adopted) before I could even think about replacing them. That's on top of the cost of the autopsy and cremation.

We even tried the landlady hoping that since we have been good neighbours to them that they would even just ofer a small token contribution to the costs, but she wasn't even willing to do that.

There hasn't been a day since it happened (end of June) that I haven't tortured myself thinking about that :mad::mad: dog hurting my poor boys.

OMG What a horrible thing to happen to you and your bunnies It's made me feel sick just reading it. My heart goes out to you :A

pickledonionspaceraider

OP - I would move to be honest, i know some people will think 'why should I move - its the neighbours fault' etc and you are right. However his situation is out of control and just is not worth the stress that it will bring you and I cant see it getting any better whatever you do if you stay where you are.

Freddie_Snowbits

Keep a diary at least

And good luck

PinkPeach

I really sympathise with your situation as I also have 2 houses in my street that cause no end of problems. I live on a council estate and once I decided I could put up with their antics no longer I contacted the council. I've been completing an anti-social behaviour diary now for over a year (along with other neighbours who also are affected by this). I can tell you that it does work, but VERY VERY slowely. I was lucky that other neighbours were willing to also take the time to complain and complete their diaries but if it is just a case of your word against theirs, then do keep a record of any damage (photos etc).

If the house in question is privately owned on a council estate I'm not sure if the council can do anything - my situation involved the nuisence neighbours actually being council tenents so this is my only experience.

The main point to my post is that you MUST record EVERY single little thing that happens. I cannot stress this enough. It takes so long for the council to get a case against someone that you need to provide as much evidence as you can, so even though it's tiresome you need to keep at it. Also, do bear in mind that the people in question will be given warning after warning by the council. It may then get stepped up to a visit by the council and the police to the house (the stage that has been reached in my street at the moment), but as far as I can see it would take years for them to evict anyone. Understandably this is stressful for you so in regard to you moving you need to think about how you are going to learn to cope if you do choose to stay for the time being. I can only advise to not speak with the neighbours unless someone else is present, as it is very easy for a complaint to then be issued against you.

I really hope everything works out for you. It will get you down but don't let it beat you - whatever you decide to do needs to be because you want to do it, not because you felt you were forced to leave your home.