Neighbour's scaffolding

lstar337

itsakidsworld wrote: »

Maybe contact BT and explain again the situation and ask them for a temporary password to allow you access to BT Openzone until the scaffolding comes down? This should (if it is possible) give you at least internet access until the scaffold is down. We did this (although it was a business hence my comment "if it is possible") when we move premises and it did the job until the new installation was complete.

This is done as a matter of course when you order BT broadband. As soon as the order is running you are issued an Openzone password so you can get online before your installation date.

geri1965_2

We don't have Openzone here.

I rang the housing association yesterday, they said they would speak to the roofers and get back to me. They didn't, so I rang again this morning and they said "Oh, we have spoken to the roofers and the work hasn't started yet". So I told them that's of no concern to me, the scaffolding has to come down regardless and if they need to put it again they can do so once my broadband is installed.

So they are going to speak to them again, and will get back to me.

*sigh*

If nothing has happened by Monday I am going to send them a strongly worded letter.

In the meantime I am going to have to buy one of those mifi things.

geri1965_2

Update time.

Have called the housing association 3 times and not been able to get any sense out of them. Have now e-mailed them formally withdrawing my consent and asking for the scaffolding to be removed within 7 days or I will seek legal advice regarding remedies for trespass.

In reality I am not going to do this - does anyone know what kind of remedies there are?

esmerelda98

Doozergirl wrote: »

OP there will be sonething in your deeds that will allow your neighbours access via scaffolding to maintain their property.

What is the authority for this statement please? Frankly I am unconvinced that there will be something in her deeds that allows her neighbours access via scaffolding to maintain their property, though there may be. It may be standard with some kinds of properties but I am not aware of such clauses being standard overall. My understanding, and if you have good authority to the contrary please correct me, is that whilst these rights do exist in law one may need a court order to enforce them. Which means the OP does at least have some control over timing and other conditions of access.

DaftyDuck

geri1965 wrote: »

Update time.

Have called the housing association 3 times and not been able to get any sense out of them. Have now e-mailed them formally withdrawing my consent and asking for the scaffolding to be removed within 7 days or I will seek legal advice regarding remedies for trespass.

In reality I am not going to do this - does anyone know what kind of remedies there are?

Can't add more advice to the legal position, but I would suggest you as well send an old-fashioned paper copy from a Post Office, and ask for a (free) receipt of posting. NO point spending for recorded delivery, it's just an easier-produced proof than email evidence that to did tell them, and when you told them. One email & one post delivery should really be considered proof, if proof ever needed.

lstar337

geri1965 wrote: »

Update time.

Have called the housing association 3 times and not been able to get any sense out of them. Have now e-mailed them formally withdrawing my consent and asking for the scaffolding to be removed within 7 days or I will seek legal advice regarding remedies for trespass.

Send a paper copy too. Good luck.

geri1965_2

Well, I have made some sort of progress. I rang BT and asked them to send another engineer out, just to make sure the other one wasn't being a lazy so and so, and they are coming on Wednesday. Whilst I was on the phone to them, the housing association rang and left a message to say that the scaffolders will be coming to "rearrange" the scaffolding so none of it is in my garden, although they didn't say when this was likely to be.

lstar337

Well that is some progress. Just a waiting game now to see how long they take!

DRP

lstar337 wrote: »

Well that is some progress. Just a waiting game now to see how long they take!

I wouldnt wait - i'd be ringing them back to find out when it will happen!

geri1965_2

Scaffolders came, looked at scaffolding, rang their boss, moved a few things around and left...with the scaffolding STILL IN MY GARDEN!

Unfortunately I am not home in the day so I am not here when they come; I asked my OH if he spoke to them/got their contact details and he said no.

BT will be here in the morning so let's see what they say before I kick off with the housing association!