Do I have to give balls back?

MrsE_2

somethingcorporate wrote: »

I'd suggest a massive hedge.

I have thought about that, but what about trimming their side? I do my neighbours, he won't do his side of mine. He does tell me when the odd bush or 2 need trimming rather than doing them himself.

VfM4meplse

MrsE wrote: »

I have thought about that, but what about trimming their side? I do my neighbours, he won't do his side of mine. He does tell me when the odd bush or 2 need trimming rather than doing them himself.

Whereabouts in Surrey do you live???! Plse tell me it's not Banstead / Epsom / Ewell.

MrsE_2

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Whereabouts in Surrey do you live???! Plse tell me it's not Banstead / Epsom / Ewell.

No - much further south east :-)

MrsE_2

So do I legally have to throw the ball back or can I throw it over into the public area for it to be retrieved?
The public area is a bridal path & it's at the bottom of my garden.

MrsE_2

mazza111 wrote: »

Would it be better to put up a more sturdy fence than panels? Might be a wee bit more expensive but might be money saving in the long run. Especially if the kids are encouraged to kick it, they kick a solid fence, they will end up with sore feet.

We've just put a fence up round out drying green to keep next door's kids out, already gave up half my garden because I knew there were kids moving in, gave them the big side bit, I had the wee back bit of a shared garden, when we were doing it, we just spent maybe about £10-20 each week or when we could afford it to put up some decent fencing.

I personally don't like kids, but i like other people's kids who have no manners even less.

To replace 8 panels will cost me nearly £400. Shouldn't they just stop damaging it????? :-(

REEN

I had similar trouble with my neighbour. He was quite friendly and his kids were ok but their friends were hooligans. They threw mud at our windows, swore at me, put a hole in the pond liner catching frogs, and dislodged the gutter kicking the football over the house, as well as the usual footballs in the garden. When they burned one of my fence panels on bonfire night I called in the council's arbitration service. The trouble stopped after that. He hasn't spoken to me since, but that's a small price to pay.

Does your council have an arbitration service? Might be worth a try.

Leif

MrsE wrote: »

To replace 8 panels will cost me nearly £400. Shouldn't they just stop damaging it????? :-(

Yes. That is shocking.

NeverEnough

I don't believe the horrid little creature or its equally wretched father have the right to damage your property. I would have a word with the local policing officer or local anti-social behaviour police officer (some forces have one), given that you have met with such yobbish hostility from them - sounds as if they are simply pushing you around and behaving exactly as they please - neighbourhood policing teams can be quite helpful in this sort of issue and have a quiet word with the neighbour about their childs behaviour in smashing up your property and causing a constant nuisance. If I was in your situation I would throw the ball over the other side fence if you happened to see one in your garden. You also need to warn the neighbour about trespassing - although it is not a criminal offence, you can have a solicitor write a letter to them warning of the constant trespass on your property and efforts to damage the property and nuisance caused by constant smashing of the ball into your fence and into yoour garden. You are after all entitled to peaceful enjoyment of your property by law.

Are these awful people tenants or owners? Living with this sort of harassment can be extremely stressful and harm your health or potentially harm your little grandson if some vile out of control character is smashing leather footbal;ls full tilt into your garden while a toddler is out there playing. Not to mention you cannot possibly enjoy being out there with that sort of behaviour going on. If they are tenants you could complain to the landlord or agent about their behaviour if you are able to find out who they are.

You need to be less passive about all this - your neighbour is having a laugh and shoving you around really. Its intimidating, crass, bullying, yobbish behaviour, typical of the delightful Britain we live in today. Take some action to stop them - speak to the local policing units neighbourhood officer and possibly get a letter (by yourself / solicitor) written to the neighbour politely pointing out the damage and harassment the uncontrolled little yob is causing.

faerie~spangles

MrsE wrote: »

I should imagine its against the law to damage balls, people have suggested it to me.
The dog poo is not from their dogs, but the neighbours the other side, when 8 panels in a row on my fence were broken down he started kicking against their fence. He plays alone so kicks the ball at the fence so it bounces back to him.

Return the dog poo to the neighbour who owns the dog

The ball, well, that could be coming from the public space /bridle path at the bottom of your garden couldn't it!?! Just bin it.

Oh and legal or not I would be sticking a darning or leather working needle into the balls. If as you say they are leather footballs then I would expect the parents to get fed up replacing them.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

sorry but its true. if anyone poked a knife needle or anything else as to cause the ball damage is a criminal offence you do not own that property, why stoop so low? it can be an annoyance not desputing that.

on putting the ball in public area. please bare in mind if the child says to daddy my ball went over next doors, the last time i had it, and they ask for it back and you say its in the public lane, and it gets pinched, they would be legally entitled to ask you to pay for the balls cost because the ball is effectivly in your care, just like a bike if you borrowed the bike and left it outside a shop without chaining it up and it got pinched you be responsable for the cost of replacing it.