Problems with shop next door

GwylimT

I assume these are proper bins designed for business food waste, rather than standard issue household bins?

I don't know if this is UK wide, but in Wales the hygiene rating for anywhere preparing food includes how the waste is stored.

I would tell the business that I now require that area of my garden back, so they are going to have to find somewhere on their property to store their bins.

If this wasn't done in a fairly timely matter I would call environmental health.

Regarding the building work they have undertaken, was there a party wall agreement?

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

Do your insurers know that you're letting part of your property be used by this business?
E.g. if there's a fire in this waste, you might not be covered for damage to your property.

I'd use that as the reason to get this removed. Say you didn't realize before but you've now noticed these conditions during your insurance policy renewal.

You could do that. Or you could just drag them back onto their property and say "I told you to keep the lids closed, I don't want to see those bins on my land again.".

[Deleted User]

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

"Dear Council,

My neighbours keep their bins in my garden with my permission. Their bins smell. What are you going to do about it?"

I did say from the outset that Environmental health will only act if the bins constitute a health hazard.
I also said this was unlikely if they only occasionally smell (i.e. when it's warm).

So what do you suggest? Go round to the chippy owners and throw punches?

Again as I said from the outset, this is absolutely nothing to do with Consumer Rights...

GwylimT wrote: »

I don't know if this is UK wide, but in Wales the hygiene rating for anywhere preparing food includes how the waste is stored.

Yes, so this is something the Council might be interested in.

arcon5

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Of course, but in the absence of any movement on that front, I'd be doing it myself rather than suffering pungent odours!

I'd also still be reporting them to the Council.

Everything I suggested was "real", by the way.

As in your suggestion for op to clean it up because that's the reasonable thing to do when she's already lent her land out?


If no movement you withdraw permission. Not setup a cleaning schedule.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

I did say from the outset that Environmental health will only act if the bins constitute a health hazard.
I also said this was unlikely if they only occasionally smell (i.e. when it's warm).

So what do you suggest? Go round to the chippy owners and throw punches?

Again as I said from the outset, this is absolutely nothing to do with Consumer Rights...

Where does "throw punches" come from? Just move their bins back and tell them they don't have permission to keep them there any more. Why do you think they would get violent?

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

This thread is akin to saying "I let my neighbour sit in my garden, but only if he doesn't play the trombone. However, he keeps playing the trombone. Is there anything I can do?"

Yes. Tell him to go. You don't need to buy earplugs or call a Noise Abatement Officer. Just tell him to go.

fleshandbone

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

This thread is akin to saying "I let my neighbour sit in my garden, but only if he doesn't play the trombone. However, he keeps playing the trombone. Is there anything I can do?"

Yes. Tell him to go. You don't need to buy earplugs or call a Noise Abatement Officer. Just tell him to go.

Or the least you should be getting is free fish and chips.

[Deleted User]

arcon5 wrote: »

As in your suggestion for op to clean it up because that's the reasonable thing to do when she's already lent her land out?.

My point is that, in the interests of neighbourly relations, the OP might want to avoid any confrontation (violent or otherwise).

If it were as simple as you seem to think, then it poses the question of why the OP is posting here for advice.

If the smell is bad, then the OP can put up with it and try to rescind the permission she gave to the neighbour to use the "Access Point". In terraced homes, such access points are rarely the property of the resident, so I'm not even sure the OP was in a position to give such permission. There is also the added problem that the neighbour has no r room to store the bins in his own garden area.

As I've said from post #2, the OP can wash down the bins when they smell, or he/she can patiently wait for the Council to do something about it for her. In my opinion, it would be better to do both...


This really has nothing to do with Consumer Rights and, with 19 replies, the OP hasn't returned to clarify any of the issues raised.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

My point is that, in the interests of neighbourly relations, the OP might want to avoid any confrontation (violent or otherwise).

If it were as simple as you seem to think, then it poses the question of why the OP is posting here for advice.

I'm not convinced the neighbour would prefer having their business reported to environmental health, rather than the OP going round and saying "Can you move those bins now."

I don't know where you get violent from. There's no possible reason to suppose violence. Do you expect everyone to get violent whenever you ask for or refuse anything?

[Deleted User]

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

I'm not convinced the neighbour would prefer having their business reported to environmental health, rather than the OP going round and saying "Can you move those bins now."

I guess the OP could probably also ask that they pull down the outbuilding they've constructed next to his property as well?

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

I don't know where you get violent from.

I not very seriously asked earlier if YOU were advocating violence.

Your responses since then indicate that this thread has already run it's course. We are just going around in spirals of speculation.

I won't be posting here again unless the OP returns.

This has nothing to do with Consumer Rights