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  • newlifeahead
    newlifeahead Posts: 647 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    preable wrote: »
    Then leave them a note saying "wish you answered your door now dont you"
    :rotfl: omg I just burst out laughing when I read that. You guys are awesome:T
    Smile loan - £2821.98 / £0:)
    Lloyds CC - £3102.54 / £3071.51
    B'Card - £7615.65 / £7444.30
    Bank of mom - £6000 / £6000
    28/02/17 £ 19,540.17 / £16515.81 05/04/17
  • Enterprise_1701C
    Enterprise_1701C Posts: 23,415 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    If we had installed that I would hang my head in shame. Even an untaped unprotected internal connection hanging down!
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
  • staffie1
    staffie1 Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    newlifeahead wrote: »
    I could kick myself right now. Why did I chose to be civil and do things properly. Cutting the wires Christmas morning would have been fun and would teach them a lesson.:A
    For one day of my life I would like to walk on the wild side. Hehehe

    You chose to do the civil thing because criminal damage would be a stupid idea and you're not stupid.
    If you will the end, you must will the means.
  • newlifeahead
    newlifeahead Posts: 647 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    staffie1 wrote: »
    You chose to do the civil thing because criminal damage would be a stupid idea and you're not stupid.

    Ok party pooper :p I am joking by the way.
    So would I class the holes in my wall as criminal damage or does it not count if done by a corporation?
    Smile loan - £2821.98 / £0:)
    Lloyds CC - £3102.54 / £3071.51
    B'Card - £7615.65 / £7444.30
    Bank of mom - £6000 / £6000
    28/02/17 £ 19,540.17 / £16515.81 05/04/17
  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    staffie1 wrote: »
    You chose to do the civil thing because criminal damage would be a stupid idea and you're not stupid.


    Party pooper _party_
  • staffie1
    staffie1 Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    newlifeahead wrote: »
    Ok party pooper :p I am joking by the way.
    So would I class the holes in my wall as criminal damage or does it not count if done by a corporation?

    The holes in your wall would only be criminal damage if done maliciously. At worst, this whole saga seems to be incompetence and neighbours with a careless attitude.

    BTW I realise you were joking, but you did ask the question ;)
    If you will the end, you must will the means.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Far be it for me to cause panic or alarm, but regardless of the truly awful installation, its not your wall.
    Its a party wall, and probably in common ownership.

    A murky area of the law.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • preable
    preable Posts: 2,114 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    penrhyn wrote: »
    its not your wall.
    Its a party wall,

    _party_ _party_ _party_ _party_ _party_ _party_ _party_
  • staffie1
    staffie1 Posts: 1,967 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    penrhyn wrote: »
    Far be it for me to cause panic or alarm, but regardless of the truly awful installation, its not your wall.
    Its a party wall, and probably in common ownership.

    A murky area of the law.

    Ah..! That puts a different slant on it...
    If you will the end, you must will the means.
  • missprice
    missprice Posts: 3,737 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Whatever compensation you asked for in original email, triple it if you have to wait til 8th Jan.

    I don't think its a party wall. Although happy to be proved wrong.
    63 mortgage payments to go.

    Zero wins 2016 😥
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