Rental neighbours causing issues

mizzrai

I bought my semi detached house 8 months ago, it has a large two car driveaway and right infront is a communal carpark for local residents. There is only my house and next door in this area.

My neighbours house is a rented house via local letting agents. At present, well since I moved, there is a Polish family, husband, wife and two small boys.

I've spoken to the father at the address recently addressing my several concerns that his children are trespassing my property and also using my lawn to play football, ruining the lawn area.
I explained the situation in a calm manner and told him that I'd have to take it to the agents / landlord if it continued, at which he replied he didn't care and shrugged his shoulders.
Couple of days later, not only were his kids using my lawn, but also his 10+ guests ' kids running up and down my lawn and messing around my car playing ball games. This was after me telling him.
Playing football in the communal car park is prohibited as it's a car park. But not only did he allows his kids to play with parked cars surrounding, but also didn't stop the guests kids from playing. Now that ball must have hit my car several times. Whose going to pay for the damages?
The parents are responsible for their kids.
This overall is setting a bad example to other kids, tomorrow they will all want to play ball games in the car park.
Also not only using my lawn to play, but also dropping litter on several occasions onto the lawn area and not having the decency to clean it up after. I find this a disgrace.


I find that unacceptable, as there's a boundary dividing the two properties, of which the tenants should stay on their side.

Not only has his children damaged my lawn, but playing with a ball damaging my car on my drive too.


As I live alone, I feel like they are taking advantage.
I feel victimised and bullied in my own property. I shouldn't have to live like this.
Not only do I have to put up with this, in addition, the constant banging of cupboards at random hours and screaming by their kids 24/7 as well as the constant running upstairs by their kids causing my property floorboards to vibrate as well as their own, ruining my peace all night long.


I'm in the medical profession and have to stay focused in what I do, working weekends and long hours. But this issue is affecting my health now.

All I want to do is enjoy my home, internally and externally when I'm there. I respect and try to not distub the peace of surrounding neighbours and I expect the same back. I've tried to talk to them, but they seem to not want to know.

I've complained to the letting agents and they said they are dealing with it and someone will contact me. It's been 2 weeks now, not heard from them and If anything the noise issue has increased, kids randomly screaming and yesterday, loud music where I could hear every single word of songs played.

Can someone advise me what I should do as I'm at the end of my tether....I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

AnnieO1234

Report to council, landlord, letting agent and, if necessary, police.

But please omit from your complaints the "polish" family as, whatever your feelings are, this will come across as racist and may end up putting you on the back foot in respect of getting your complaints dealt with seriously. X

I_have_spoken

As you're a home-owner then escalation will mean potential dispute disclosure if you are selling.

Otherwise, noise can be reported to council, they'll likely ask you to keep a diary.

Damage to property, report to police on non-emergency number

Trespass on to your land is more likely a civil than criminal offence. You could send a 'letter before action' saying you will seek an injunction to see of that wakes them up. Do you have legal costs cover on your home insurance?

You're best bet is to keep sending complaints by registered letter to the Agent and LL so they get fed up with the hassle and serve a section 8 Notice to Quit, Ground 14 [the tenant is causing or is likely to cause a nuisance to neighbours or visitors to the area]. See if other owner-occupiers will also complain to Agent

pmlindyloo

Useful link:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/housing_e/housing_problems_where_you_live_e/anti_social_behaviour_in_housing.htm

CH27

I'd get a fence or a prickly hedge installed all along your boundary. Can you install gates over the end of your drive?
I know you shouldn't have to do this but it may be more effective than going down the complaint routes.

Pixie5740

Contact the LA or LL. If the little gits go in your garden again, turn the hose on them (this step is optional).

mrginge

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

Report to council, landlord, letting agent and, if necessary, police.

But please omit from your complaints the "polish" family as, whatever your feelings are, this will come across as racist and may end up putting you on the back foot in respect of getting your complaints dealt with seriously. X

I find nothing more pathetic than someone being potentially labelled as a racist because they mention a person's country of origin.

It says more to me about the attitude of the complainant than it does about the OP.

Perhaps you feel that the use of the term 'father' is in some way sexist and the OP should have referred to this person as a 'primary care giver'?

Or perhaps he should have investigated whether these children perhaps have cultural or social needs which mean their rights to run around screaming should be protected before he started posting inflammatory comments?

lighting_up_the_chalice

mrginge wrote: »

I find nothing more pathetic than someone being potentially labelled as a racist because they mention a person's country of origin.

It says more to me about the attitude of the complainant than it does about the OP.

Perhaps you feel that the use of the term 'father' is in some way sexist and the OP should have referred to this person as a 'primary care giver'?

Or perhaps he should have investigated whether these children perhaps have cultural or social needs which mean their rights to run around screaming should be protected before he started posting inflammatory comments?

Wouldn't it have been better not to mention the country of origin at all? The issues mentioned aren't nationalistic ones, surely?

kinger101

mizzrai wrote: »

My neighbours house is a rented house via local letting agents. At present, well since I moved, there is a Polish family, husband, wife and two small boys.

I fail to see how their nationality is relevant. It gives your post undertones of racism.

Eponym

Annie didn't say that the OP mentioning that the family were Polish was racist, merely that it might be perceived that way.

kinger101

mrginge wrote: »

I find nothing more pathetic than someone being potentially labelled as a racist because they mention a person's country of origin.

It says more to me about the attitude of the complainant than it does about the OP.

Perhaps you feel that the use of the term 'father' is in some way sexist and the OP should have referred to this person as a 'primary care giver'?

Or perhaps he should have investigated whether these children perhaps have cultural or social needs which mean their rights to run around screaming should be protected before he started posting inflammatory comments?

The nationality is in no way relevant to the OP's complaint, and it in no way helpful for anyone wishing to suggesting how OP may resolve the issue.