Problem Neighbour. Thoughts?

Errata

I would guess the council has a file a foot high about this neighbour's complaints in the past. I wouldn't care to hazard a guess what her problems might be, other than she perhaps seems to be not a well woman.
Keep a diary yourself to offer to the council if they contact you further.

MentalMinnie

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

If someone gets called a terrorist because of their nationality it's surely a form of racism. Why should it be laughed off?



Psychological. You don't know what she's going to do next. She's already been in OP's garden, and her behaviour is bordering on stalker level!

Whether or not the old lady has dementia is not the point, the OP is being harrassed in her own home, and something needs to be done about it.

Ok, I'd actually missed the comment about laughing off the comments about my husband. Seriously?! It's no different to insulting someone about the colour of their skin. Then everyone would be up in arms. I'm going to speak to the council today about her. She's been out this morning watching my husband loading up the car with his work gear. It's not even like she tries to pretend she's out doing something else, she's just stood by her gate watching him.

Saint_Chris

Get a camera and each and every time she is out, watching your husband, take a picture of her, the date and time will be on the picture.

If she asks what are you doing.

Just say your solicitor has advised you to take photos/video of people watching you, because of problems you are having.

then bid her a good day.

Guest101

Saint_Chris wrote: »

Get a camera and each and every time she is out, watching your husband, take a picture of her, the date and time will be on the picture.

If she asks what are you doing.

Just say your solicitor has advised you to take photos/video of people watching you, because of problems you are having.

then bid her a good day.

Just to clarify for the OP, if you do this.

You are perfectly entitled to film anything and anyone, either from your own property (IE stood in your yard looking out) or from (whilst stood in) and public land/street etc.

Neither is this covered by data protection (or anything else people like to say) nor can the police or anyone else tell you to stop.

Errata

Guest101 wrote: »

Just to clarify for the OP, if you do this.

You are perfectly entitled to film anything and anyone, either from your own property (IE stood in your yard looking out) or from (whilst stood in) and public land/street etc.

Neither is this covered by data protection (or anything else people like to say) nor can the police or anyone else tell you to stop.

Filming a private individual for one's personal advantage is an unlawful invasion of privacy.

Dimey

I have horrible neighbours. The husband is verbally intimidating and has reported me to the police for stealing 2 inches of his land and for kidnapping his dog.

The wife is violent and tried to force her way into my home to attack me, when I'd let their dog into my kitchen for a drink of water after it had scratched its mouth and had come into my garden.

I was on the phone to the dog warden to ask him to come take the dog home when the neighbour wife arrived. The dog was only in the kitchen for 5 minutes and that was the alleged kidnap - actually called something like stealing property with intent to withhold. The fact that I was on the phone to the dog warden asking him to take the dog home, didn't prove my innocent intent.

Anyway I found out that my local council ran a free arbitration service and they have kindly negotiated between us so I didn't have to face these people. The arbitrators have produced a written, set of rules we both adhere to. Basically keep away from each other, much to my relief.

warehouse

It really does make me laugh when people assume every old person is lovely and kind. Utter cr*p. Some of the rudest and most unpleasant people I have come across in my life have been the elderly. When my wife was pushing a buggy around the only people you could guarantee would slam a door in her face would be those over 65.

Yes these people are in the vast majority of the elderly, but they exist in large numbers, don't be fooled by the blue rinses. OP I feel for you, this lady needs to learn that you won't take this lying down.

securityguy

Errata wrote: »

Filming a private individual for one's personal advantage is an unlawful invasion of privacy.

(Citation needed).

Mojisola

warehouse wrote: »

It really does make me laugh when people assume every old person is lovely and kind. Utter cr*p. Some of the rudest and most unpleasant people I have come across in my life have been the elderly.

Quite right. People don't become lovely as they age. Someone who is horrible when they're 40 will still be horrible when they're 60 or 80. A percentage of every age group is going to unpleasant.

Guest101

Errata wrote: »

Filming a private individual for one's personal advantage is an unlawful invasion of privacy.

Quote the law.