Informing on neighbour

Half_Price_Sky

I’m considering reporting our next door neighbour to the authorities. He has converted his entire back garden into a car mechanics work shop. We live in an otherwise quite residential area and he constantly works 12 hours a day and is often joined by his son and one or two other men. The noise they make is very annoying and the place is a mess. Every day they can be heard hammering and drilling bits of metal, revving up car engines and operating a car lifting machine. He normally has about two or three cars being worked on in his yard plus up to a dozen on the pavement outside waiting to be worked on. We don’t own a car ourselves so he takes the liberty of parking them outside our house at times too forcing any visitors we have to park in the next street!

We’ve lived here for a couple of years and he’s been doing it since before we moved in but we’ve just got to the stage now were enough is enough.

The word locally is that he’s working on the side and claiming benefits and obviously avoiding paying VAT, income tax and NI etc. Apparently he owns his house but am I correct in thinking he’s not allowed to set up a business like this without planning permission at least?

Has anybody had any experience of informing on neighbours like this? Basically I would like to know which departments I need to be contacting about this. As mentioned there is the noise pollution, the fact is yard is an eye soar and he is working on the side.

Jowo_2

Planning department at the local council for using a residential property as a business. Environmental health dept for noise.

The tax fraud line and separate benefits fraud line for your suspicions on tax and benefits which obviously you aren't in the position to know is hearsay or actually the case, but these departments can look into this. Apparently, they get overwhelmed with cases and with the tax dept, tend to only look into around 5% of reports.

andyandflo

Half_Price_Sky wrote: »

I’m considering reporting our next door neighbour to the authorities. He has converted his entire back garden into a car mechanics work shop. We live in an otherwise quite residential area and he constantly works 12 hours a day and is often joined by his son and one or two other men. The noise they make is very annoying and the place is a mess. Every day they can be heard hammering and drilling bits of metal, revving up car engines and operating a car lifting machine. He normally has about two or three cars being worked on in his yard plus up to a dozen on the pavement outside waiting to be worked on. We don’t own a car ourselves so he takes the liberty of parking them outside our house at times too forcing any visitors we have to park in the next street!

We’ve lived here for a couple of years and he’s been doing it since before we moved in but we’ve just got to the stage now were enough is enough.

The word locally is that he’s working on the side and claiming benefits and obviously avoiding paying VAT, income tax and NI etc. Apparently he owns his house but am I correct in thinking he’s not allowed to set up a business like this without planning permission at least?

Has anybody had any experience of informing on neighbours like this? Basically I would like to know which departments I need to be contacting about this. As mentioned there is the noise pollution, the fact is yard is an eye soar and he is working on the side.

There is an old saying - live and let live!!

For a start no one has any right to a parking space on a public highway, never mind outside your own house.

It could be a lot worse than a guy trying to make ends meet. Does he work late at night? If not, then he is a considerate neighbour.

He could say that the cars are either his, his family's or even friends. Have you actually seen him prepare an invoice for work done?

If you don't like the way he conducts his way of life - you could move away and give him some peace!

I had to do that a few years ago, next door became a brothel. Day and night the visitors came and went. Cars, stopping and starting, doors banging. My wife and I even took to time how long each stayed! To be honest they certainly didn't get their monies worth!!

We moved it was easier.

I do hate people that get involved in others lives. Informing - there was a word for that in France in the last war - Quislings - and nobody liked them.

david39

If you complain to the local authority's planning department that he appears to be running a business from unregistered premises, I'm sure they will do all the rest.

jonnyboy82

leave him alone...hes caused you no harm as he

and remember what goes around comes around;)

Jowo_2

There is an old saying - don't put up with people taking liberties.

For a start, no one has any right to operate a business in a residential premises, precisely because of the environmental risks and issues involved.

A guy trying to make ends meet has the opportunity to rent commercial premises to do this and they can work whatever hours they like there.

If he does not like the way others think he conducts his way of life - then he could move away and give both him and them some peace.

It is a shame that his life has caused others to be involved in it. I like people who stand up for their rights and make others consider their responsibilities. There's a word for that - citizenship.

Quislings are traitors who collaborate with fascist regimes. Annoying neighbours are annoying neighbours.

Penny-Pincher!!

Half_Price_Sky wrote: »

I’m considering reporting our next door neighbour to the authorities. He has converted his entire back garden into a car mechanics work shop. We live in an otherwise quite residential area and he constantly works 12 hours a day and is often joined by his son and one or two other men. The noise they make is very annoying and the place is a mess. Every day they can be heard hammering and drilling bits of metal, revving up car engines and operating a car lifting machine. He normally has about two or three cars being worked on in his yard plus up to a dozen on the pavement outside waiting to be worked on. We don’t own a car ourselves so he takes the liberty of parking them outside our house at times too forcing any visitors we have to park in the next street!

We’ve lived here for a couple of years and he’s been doing it since before we moved in but we’ve just got to the stage now were enough is enough.

The word locally is that he’s working on the side and claiming benefits and obviously avoiding paying VAT, income tax and NI etc. Apparently he owns his house but am I correct in thinking he’s not allowed to set up a business like this without planning permission at least?

Has anybody had any experience of informing on neighbours like this? Basically I would like to know which departments I need to be contacting about this. As mentioned there is the noise pollution, the fact is yard is an eye soar and he is working on the side.

Have you actually tried to speak with them?

If the word locally is that he is committing fraud, then one would assume that he would have been reported already.

Lets hope it doesnt back fire on you if you decide to go ahead and cause trouble. Are you in a position to move if needs be?

Be an adult and go speak with them!

PP

andyandflo

Jowo wrote: »

There is an old saying - don't put up with people taking liberties.

For a start, no one has any right to operate a business in a residential premises, precisely because of the environmental risks and issues involved.

A guy trying to make ends meet has the opportunity to rent commercial premises to do this and they can work whatever hours they like there.

If he does not like the way others think he conducts his way of life - then he could move away and give both him and them some peace.

It is a shame that his life has caused others to be involved in it. I like people who stand up for their rights and make others consider their responsibilities. There's a word for that - citizenship.

Quislings are traitors who collaborate with fascist regimes. Annoying neighbours are annoying neighbours.

It is the poster's opinion that he is running a business - he thinks but does not know.

The neighbour isn't complaining, it's the guy next door - the poster.
Why should the guy move away, he is probably more than happy with his neighbour. If the poster on the other hand doesn't like what is happening then it is simple - move.

Citizenship - phew, aren't those the things that are given away free of charge to immigrants?
And don't give me the rubbish about a man's home is his castle - you can't even put your rubbish bin out 2 mins too early or fly the flag of St George without permission!

If you can't stand the heat, get away from the fire springs to mind.

Sorry, but anybody that goes out of their way to inform are the same people that used to go telling tales to their teacher at school - Miss - Jonny is smoking in the toilet.

viktory

I'd report them purely for the H&S risk - a fire could be catastrophic for you all.

lilac_lady

I wouldn't like a garage business next door to me whether it was legal or illegal. Not an easy situation.

loracan1

andyandflo wrote: »

It could be a lot worse than a guy trying to make ends meet. Does he work late at night? If not, then he is a considerate neighbour.
stayed! To be honest they certainly didn't get their monies worth!!

If he's doing this 12 hours a day I'm hazarding a guess that it involves either early morning or late evening, that is not considerate.

I do hate people that get involved in others lives. Informing - there was a word for that in France in the last war - Quislings - and nobody liked them.

There's a word for this, it ain't quislings, begins with B and rhymes with Pollocks.