Neighbour has broken into my shed

Lip_Stick

Hi all, thank you for looking. Hope the story isn't too long.

I live in a block of 6 flats with sheds but the sheds are a bit all over the place as there is another block next door and some occupants have swaped for some reason.

About 6 weeks ago my neighbour came to my door. He has lived here before (in the flat opposite to the one he has now) and has just moved back in. He was trying to find out which shed was his and asked me if mine had a cat carrier in it, which it has. I said yes, and explained where my shed was placed, and we both assumed the landlord has a mix up with keys.

Anyway a couple of weeks ago he asked me again, this time asking if I had a Christmas tree in it. I said yes and he replied that he'd just broken into it thinking it was his. My shed does have the number above the door. The first shed he tried had a bike in, which mine doesn't have, so it wasn't mine and must have been his.

He said he'd go lock it up for me, took the keys and I thought nothing of it. I figured he'd got a screw driver out or something and broke into it (I'm a woman so crap with things like that).

Today I went to my shed and he's taken wood our from the frame and door so the latch is completely exposed. I'm guessing it's going to be a lot easier to break into like it is, and also the weather is going to effect the wood with it being broken away and exposed.

I don't want to get my neighbour into trouble, but I'm certainly going to say to him about the damage he's done when I next see him. My question is, it's going to be fairly easy to break into like this I suppose? And, I live in a housing association property and as I don't really want to get my neighbour into trouble, but want my shed repaired so would you tell the story like it is or make out it had been broken into by a stranger. If my neighbour had asked me to open my shed I'd have done it so he'd have been sure that it wasn't his. I don't see why I should have to put up with a shed that's easy to be broken into either.

Thanks for looking.

simmed

Your neighbour sounds like a bloody fool, breaking into random sheds. That said, is it actually your property or does it belong to the housing association?

McKneff

Go and see your neighbour and ask him if he can help you make it a bit more secure. Ask him nicely and dont accuse.
He could be just as neighbourly and fix it up for you.

If he get stroppy, then go and see the council

maninthestreet

The neighbour is guilty of criminal damage.

Lip_Stick

simmed wrote: »

Your neighbour sounds like a bloody fool, breaking into random sheds. That said, is it actually your property or does it belong to the housing association?

It belongs to the housing association. His shed (well the one he is letting), had gear left in from a previous occupant, which is why there was confussion over the cat carrier. Both have a carrier in. I wouldn't mind but I've been here 7 years and no one else has had a cat lol.

Lip_Stick

He seems a decent guy, but if I'd have damaged someones property like that, I would have admitted it and explained. In fact, I wouldn't have done that in the first place, but that's another story. I just want my shed as secure as it was.

Culex

Lip_Stick wrote: »

It belongs to the housing association. His shed (well the one he is letting), had gear left in from a previous occupant, which is why there was confussion over the cat carrier. Both have a carrier in.

A cat carrier?

paddyrg

It sounds like the guy is not the sharpest, but not badly intentioned if he came to explain and make good. Ask him for help making it more secure, he may just not have realised (having established that he isn't the sharpest...)