Urgent advise needed re neighbours!

khague

we were really hoping once we had the rendering done we could just avooid and ignore them but its just one thing after another with them! it makes things worse that i have to deal with all this as well as having two young kids, one who is disabled.

Also we did have it out with them but they just say nothing and my dh was shouting at him whats your problem, to which he walked back in his house? Never known anything like it?

poppysarah

Your DH shouldn't be shouting at them.

Don't talk to them. Don't look at them.

You kindof lost the battle when you gave them 3" of your garden for their extension.

You need to be proactive but do not do anything that they can go to the police/housing with ie: shouting

khague

we did not give them 3 inch they took it in a day when they built the wall with us out of the house, but once up for that small amount it is unlikely a judge will make them take it down, we did everything we could, and yet we lose out? no one wants to know and we couldn't afford a £200 PER HOUR SOLICITOR to get a court injunction and i don't think most people could either, we paid £450 to a surveyor

Deepfatfriar

You could try telling other people in your street you are moving to a "bigger" house etc and if they are copying you they might with any luck beat you to it.

ILW

Is this all over 3" of garden?

SuperBOB

Just ignore them or move

khague

no they came over 3 inch and we complained, nothing done but now they are trying to cause trouble for us, we just want to get on with our lives, but they can't let it go

Skint_Catt

Deepfatfriar wrote: »

You could try telling other people in your street you are moving to a "bigger" house etc and if they are copying you they might with any luck beat you to it.

The best idea yet! :rotfl:

Borrow a For Sale sign and stick it in the front garden :rotfl:

Sorry - I'm not making light of the nightmare you have but honestly this is a great idea.

I'd keep a log & every letter you get for trespassing/noise etc - it's in their/the councils court to prove it & if they can't the council etc will soon get wise to these time wasters. Definately put up a barrier as much as possible between you and them - can you prevent them looking in your windows - either by frosting or planting something (are they trespassing in order to look in your windows?)

C xx

Alibat

We have had similar problems with our neighbour for more years than I care to remember so I can empathise with how you're feeling. The Police have officially warned him about his behaviour towards us and he's even been in court for harassing another neighbour but he still carries on. You get the picture. The one thing I have learned over the years is the only thing I have complete control over is my own reaction to him. Yes it's upsetting and annoying and everything else but for your own peace of mind you have to let it go.

Regarding the looking into your home (something that's been a problem for us too) can you block his view either by changing the window or the blind/curtain? Could you put a fence up? Plant something? Or even just semi permanently hang 'washing' on a line? Being 100% sure he can't see in will instantly lessen your stress.

Thinking about the legal costs of challenging their encroachment into your garden, do you have legal protection on your house insurance?

kittieviolet

They may have reported you for noise nuisance but now they have to prove it. If you are not causing a nuisance then you have nothing to worry about.