Neighbours with sofa in front garden!

Marvel1

boltonben wrote: »

I'm not mad, I'm just aware that the deeds stop a lot of things such as building walls / tree / bush borders around the front of your property, having commerical vehicles or caravans parked on your drive etc. So they can't do whatever they like.....

That would put me off alone.

Good luck.

prosaver

you could phone the environmental health as it could house mice and rats.

bmthmark

househuntingmad wrote: »

You could stop being an a***hole trying to impose your way of life on other people?

Just a thought.

To be honest I wouldn't appreciate a bloody sofa in my neighbours front garden. Especially if I was trying to sell. The neighbours aren't exactly being very fair.
Its probably more than likely that they have bought a new sofa and can't be arsed to get rid of the old so just dumped in front garden.
Go and offer to get rid for them.

Guest101

bmthmark wrote: »

To be honest I wouldn't appreciate a bloody sofa in my neighbours front garden. Especially if I was trying to sell. The neighbours aren't exactly being very fair.
Its probably more than likely that they have bought a new sofa and can't be arsed to get rid of the old so just dumped in front garden.
Go and offer to get rid for them.

You don't have to appreciate it. But your feelings are pretty much irrelevant.


I don't appreciate many things that people do, but they're perfectly entitled to do them.

hazyjo

Do the Council charge for waste collections? Ours don't, but they do take a while now to collect (used to be within a week or two). We had a house round the corner with basically a load of sh**e out the front including panels of wood, overgrown garden, two sofas. I'm with you, it looked unsightly. I let the Council know who said they'd sort it, but eventually I presume the occupiers sorted it. Was all out there for over a year I think.


I don't expect everyone to have gardens like in Edward Scissorhands, btw! I hate it when people just use them as dumping grounds. What they do in the back garden is of no concern.


You could offer to pay if they charge.


Jx

ariba10

Offer them a tenner for it.

It has to be worth that to you.

Candyapple

Does your local council / Environmental Health department offer it or can you report it to them?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147814/Asbos-overhaul-Homeowners-dump-rubbish-gardens-face-100-fine.html

Or check to see if your council will remove it for free:
https://www.gov.uk/collection-large-waste-items

freeisgood

If they now have a "big sofa and coffee table"...which you imply they are using as out door seating(I presume under some sort of covered area near their door) then there will be nothing at all you can do.

m0bov

The sofa could well be a fire hazard, attract vermin and look unsightly. I would suggest an anonymous call to the council to alert them to it. You might also mention it to the local Police on 101. It might attract fly tipping or get stolen or you might find vagrants using it for drinking.

Don't give your name or "rev it up" because you would need to declare it during the sale.

davidmcn

m0bov wrote: »

The sofa could well be a fire hazard, attract vermin and look unsightly. I would suggest an anonymous call to the council to alert them to it. You might also mention it to the local Police on 101. It might attract fly tipping or get stolen or you might find vagrants using it for drinking.

Are you on the wind-up? Why on earth would the police be interested in a sofa sitting inside its owner's garden?

And I can't see environmental health being interested until it actually is attracting vermin. They're not going to be interested in things "looking unsightly".