Nuisance Neighbours? What can be done

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

Best bit of fly tipping beside my rural home was from a local primary school headteacher.

It consisted of the remains of a Chinese meal + packaging, a wine bottle, a china plate and a Chelsea mug (smashed)

Luckily, the carrier bag it had been inside, before the crows got to it, also contained a full receipt from an on-line supplier of car parts.

I hung this bag of goodies on his door handle with a message asking him not to do it again and enquiring how many assemblies he'd held on the theme of the environment.

Didn't get a reply, but there was no repeat performance.

For goodness sake - just why? It's a level of rubbish that could easily fit into a dustbin bag or the like - so just why?

I must admit I'd worry about sending any kids I had to a school run by someone daft enough to leave identifying details with flytipping as well....:rotfl:

Though I'm guessing we could probably have quite a long thread on its own about what so-called "Pillars of the Community" have got up to that they shouldnt.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

For goodness sake - just why? It's a level of rubbish that could easily fit into a dustbin bag or the like - so just why?

I must admit I'd worry about sending any kids I had to a school run by someone daft enough to leave identifying details with flytipping as well....:rotfl:

I think perhaps his wife was away, he got drunk and then tried to hide the evidence, but my hedge wasn't the best place.

He's left the school, which wasn't doing terribly well.

We had a lot rubbish trouble from our (middle class) neighbours when we first arrived here; so much in fact, we brought the council's EHO into it.

However, one of the best ways to make such people more careful was simply to post sensitive material back through their letter boxes...things like sexually explicit letters and "Dear Sir, Unless...." type communications from banks.

Anyway, we have no issues nowadays; new and nicer people have moved here.

PhilE

On my street, we have good quiet neighbors with the exception of one house, which has had a chav infestation.

They act like that part of the street is their own, trashing it with rubbish and being loud and obnoxious. They speed down the street, and its only a matter of time before one of them causes an accident.

Their immediate neighbor is trying to sell, but can't. I feel for them and its a very difficult situation.

And of course, if you start complaining about neighbors the value of your house potentially goes down, which is unfair. The cards are usually in the bad neighbors favor, they know people will be reluctant to complain due to possible financial loss and/or out of fear. The police cant be there 24/7.

The first steps should be done anonymously, in a way that can't be traced back to the person raising the complaint and in a legal manner also. That way you don't have to declare anything on selling, and the trash wont know where the complaint has come from.

moneyistooshorttomention

Admitted to a giggle at the thought of the reverse happening sometimes. Namely, an nfh telling people all sorts of lies about what the "new neighbour" is like and, bit by bit, it's clear that people are being somewhat (pleasantly) surprised by seeing that "that 'troublesome' new neighbour is doing all sorts of work on their house that it needed and is now making the garden rather nice - think we've been told porkies by the nfh":rotfl::rotfl:

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When buying a house is there a way of finding if there have been any nuisance neighbour reports?

Davesnave

craig1123 wrote: »

When buying a house is there a way of finding if there have been any nuisance neighbour reports?

That's a good question.

Unlike planning, where objections are all published, complaints to the LA about anti social behaviour would presumably be subject to data protection legislation. So, it might be possible for a LA to tell an enquirer that complaints have been made about persons in a property on Anywhere Road, but not who they were exactly, or who the complainant was.

It could well be different if the enquirer happened to be a solicitor seeking to bring a claim against a seller who'd filled-in the TA6 form untruthfully. They would be subject to maintain confidentiality.

Situations can change. I had a problem with a neighbour's behaviour that ended around 5 years ago. I took advice at the time in a general way, without naming names, so there's nothing recorded. I'd not mention it on the TA6 now. It's over and done.

hammy1988

Sell in winter, during a school day. That's what we did. On the other hand though, if you get someone with an intention to buy to let, then it won't matter!

Tigsteroonie

Also, book viewings for earlyish in the morning. I find these kind of sun-worshippers only tend to gather from lunchtime onwards.

victoriavictorious

PhilE wrote: »

The landlord has to consider selling the property later though.

Unless they get the house at a lower price, because no one else wants to live there, they'd be put off. Plenty of quieter streets around.

Indeed, as I mentioned in my first post:
"Selling to a 'buy to let' buyer / landlord would be ideal, as they won't care a jot about the neighbourly social scene. You may find you need to reduce the price to attract one though."

Davesnave

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

When I used to play out in the street in the 60s and 70s, it was definitely frowned upon.

We were always being told we were being too loud and too disruptive for the neighbours. It was the same on all the surrounding streets.

We lived in different places at different times, so expectations probably differed too.

My experience was of suburban London just after the War; rows of semi dees and wide, tree-lined avenues. It was maybe not the most community-spirited place.


Nevertheless, no one went out to play in the streets on a Sunday. At other times, children were tolerated, or even indulged. With little or no TV, there was good reason to go outdoors if the weather cooperated, and exercise was seen as important in building children's health. We were the next generation and everyone had high hopes for us.


Of course, when the 60s arrived, we threw it all back in our parents' faces, but that's another story!:rotfl: