Finding the owner/letting agent of a neighbours house

need_an_answer

Even if you do find out the owners details and manage to contact them that doesn't give you any guarantee that they will want to sort out the problem in the neighbouring garden.


When a tenant rents a property there is little a LL/agent or owner can do to force the tenant to rectify the situation if it is just a case of "untidy" or "unsightly"


Have you spoken to the tenant at all?

Is it something that could be dropped into a conversation around how nice the garden used to look?
Although the fact that you are now asking how to find an owner may indicate that you are not on cordial terms with the neighbouring tenant any more)

Don't assume that the property is even rented via an agent many are not so again there is actually no obligation for any "checking" of the property once a tenancy agreement is signed.
Its perhaps classed as good practice to have a property inspection periodically but its by no means a requirement that needs to be met by anyone.


Don't assume that just because you may eventually trace the owner the situation is going to get resolved.

That may not happen until a change of tenant I'm afraid.

darrenrendell

They now have a caravan in the garden with someone living in it!

I checked the land registry and it has the owners name but the address where the problems are

babyblade41

So first and foremost environmental health on the pretext tenants are being exploited
Apart from that there is little you can do but they are the start to getting noticed

G_M

Planning complaint? caravan used for residential purposes... I'm not sure though.....

babyblade41

G_M wrote: »

Planning complaint? caravan used for residential purposes... I'm not sure though.....

Possibility depending on council, but worth a try

corell

I too had this problem. Firstly, I went onto the 192 website to see if there was anything there. Luckily for us, one had an uncommon name and I found them down south. I then went onto facebook and searched for them hoping to see the area they were from. I found them via the "other occupants" names actually as the uncommon landlady's name was not found on facebook. Their children were and I contacted them that way.
I have to say though I have been less than impressed with the response I had, and the police are currently heading towards a house closure on the property.

darrenrendell

Sorry for bringing and old post back up,

I am unable to find the owner as the address for them is the house which they aren’t living there it’s a common name especially in my area (Bradford)

I am currently away with work and have had a call from my wife saying they are having a fire in the garden that is quite large next to the caravan that has a large gas canister next to it. The embers are blowing into my garden into the kids trampoline. She has sent me some photos which I’m not sure how to attach to this message from my phone?

Not sure what to do as my wife is alone and I won’t be home until Friday night so doesn’t want anything coming back to her

Any ideas???

D_M_E

Would suggest you get someone to call the fire brigade and tell them there is a large fire in close proximity to a residential caravan which is equipped with a 47kg gas cylinder and there is an imminent danger of an explosion.

Better still call the police and tell them and let them call fire brigade.

Cakeguts

Call the fire brigade. Some people do weird things. An ex nextdoor neighbour built a huge fire in their back garden where the flames went up higher than the roof and then they put a mattress on it. The fire brigade put the fire out.

darrenrendell

It’s died down now, just my wife is worried that if we did get in touch with anyone then they would know it’s come from our house as their garden backs onto ours