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Urgent advice needed
notanewuser
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My friend lives in a modern mid terraced house. Her neighbour has the semi-detached house on the end and is a lady with reasonably severe mental health problems and a 10 year old son.
She's in a relationship with a Polish guy, which hasn't been a problem up to now. But now she's told my neighbour that his friends (that she's never met) are coming to live with her from Monday (they're driving from Poland and are already en route). There's a caravan been put on her drive for 1 of them, but there will be 4 more adults and 5 more children (including 2 under 1) living in the small 3 bedroom house.
She seems unconcerned by this. My friend, however, is freaking out from the sheer number of people and the lack of soundproofing between the houses and potential difficulties of getting people out if they're already in. They're wanting to sell too, and are worried about the impact this might have.
My friend owns her house but the house next door is rented. Is there anything at all she can do about this?
She's in a relationship with a Polish guy, which hasn't been a problem up to now. But now she's told my neighbour that his friends (that she's never met) are coming to live with her from Monday (they're driving from Poland and are already en route). There's a caravan been put on her drive for 1 of them, but there will be 4 more adults and 5 more children (including 2 under 1) living in the small 3 bedroom house.
She seems unconcerned by this. My friend, however, is freaking out from the sheer number of people and the lack of soundproofing between the houses and potential difficulties of getting people out if they're already in. They're wanting to sell too, and are worried about the impact this might have.
My friend owns her house but the house next door is rented. Is there anything at all she can do about this?
Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman
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Everyone is entitled to visitors but if the intention is long-term, then the LL may well object to sub-letting?If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing0
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She could warn the landlord that the property is at imminent threat of overcrowding but they will be limited in what they can actually do about it. Giving her notice and actually getting her out could take months. Maybe a very long time depending on whether she has a fixed-term tenancy agreement0
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The Council may take a very dim view to any long term lodgers living in a caravan .....Bringing Happiness where there is Gloom!0
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Re the caravan is there anything forbidding this in your deeds? I know I'm not to have a caravan or camper van in view in the front garden.0
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Wait and see
1) what issues if any this causes
2) how long-term it is
Options may be
1) inform landlord who will be constraied in what can be done by landlord/tenant law, but may appreciate knowing
2) inform council environmental health if relevant
3) inform council noise nuisance officer if relevant
4) inform police if relevant
5) inform social services if relevant0 -
It's expected to be a permanent arrangement, it seems. Friend is just worried that it's very easy for them to move in, but will be very hard to get them out if there are problems.Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman0
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Your friend is correct.0
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Your friend is correct.
Is there no way to stop this before it becomes a problem?Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman0 -
Check out who the LL is on the Land Registry web-site and try to speak to them?
Although unless they are in a periodic tenancy, the LL may not be able to do much.If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing0 -
Check out who the LL is on the Land Registry web-site and try to speak to them?
Although unless they are in a periodic tenancy, the LL may not be able to do much.
The tenancy is still in her ex-husband's name, and he left about 5 years ago. Not sure what sort of tenancy she has now, but I doubt it's been legally renewed in that time.Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman0
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