Overhanging/overlooking window

Lissof476

I hope someone can offer a bit of advice, the side of my neighbours house is 3ft away from mine, their frosted ensuite window opens wide right over my boundary, but my main issue is they can see through my landing window straight into my main bedroom, as they always have their window wide open so the frosted glass is not relevant !
Not been an issue for the past 15 years, but the new neighbour is consistently nosing into my bedroom. I am reluctant to fit a blind to my landing window as given the proximity to the house next door its already very dark. Is he allowed to have a window opening over the boundary ? if it opened the opposite side that would offer me some privacy in my bedroom, not sure what to do for the best ?
Thanks

EssexExile

You could put frosted film on your landing window.

Doozergirl

Is this landing window a side window as well?

It should be frosted too if it is.

I also don't understand if it's a landing window how they look into the bedroom?

AndyMc.....

Doozergirl wrote: »

Is this landing window a side window as well?

It should be frosted too if it is.

I also don't understand if it's a landing window how they look into the bedroom?

There's no frosted landing windows where I live and many of them look onto their neighbours.

Probably looks into the bedroom through the open door. Closing it would solve the problem.

Lissof476

Reluctant to do this as the landing is dark already due to the proximity of next doors house

Lissof476

Yes our landing window overlooks our side path, and next doors ensuite opens over our boundary too over the side path, if they open their frosted window they can see straight across the landing into my bedroom. Ideally their window should not open over our path ? was my thinking ? , or maybe just have a small top opener - sounds trivial but I am walking up and down stairs and I have an audience ! in my own home

Aylesbury_Duck

Lissof476 wrote: »

Yes our landing window overlooks our side path, and next doors ensuite opens over our boundary too over the side path, if they open their frosted window they can see straight across the landing into my bedroom. Ideally their window should not open over our path ? was my thinking ? , or maybe just have a small top opener - sounds trivial but I am walking up and down stairs and I have an audience ! in my own home

In your situation I would add some frosting film to your window. Even if you could legally stop their open window "trespassing" over your boundary, (and I'm not knowledgeable enough on property law to know) to enforce that would probably cost you money and result in a difficult neighbourly relationship, the latter of which will be emotionally very expensive for possibly years to come.

It really isn't worth enforcing one's perceived rights over something relatively trivial that can be solved cheaply and quickly.

Mojisola

Lissof476 wrote: »

Yes our landing window overlooks our side path, and next doors ensuite opens over our boundary too over the side path

Is the path wide enough to put a pot with a tall plant like bamboo in front of their window - that could stop them opening it over the boundary and seeing into your house.

Mistral001

I would confront the problem directly. The problem is the lack of privacy due to the proximity of the window. You will only solve that by putting net curtains up or frosting your window. Even if you could get your neighbour to put sliding sash windows to solve the overhang "problem" he could replace the glass with clear glass and yo would still have your problem with privacy.


It was common practice back in the day to put frosted glazing or stained glass windows in landings, precisely because people will walk from the privacy of the bedroom to the bathroom without checking whether the curtains are pulled in the landing. It is not so common now for some reason. Probably because of ensuite bathrooms.

Aylesbury_Duck

Mistral001 wrote: »

It was common practice back in the day to put frosted glazing or stained glass windows in landings, precisely because people will walk from the privacy of the bedroom to the bathroom without checking whether the curtains are pulled in the landing. It is not so common now for some reason. Probably because of ensuite bathrooms.

Plus thermal imaging cameras. All the serious Peeping Toms use them now, thereby bypassing frosted glass. The resolution is quite amazing...er, I'm told.

Lissof476

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

In your situation I would add some frosting film to your window. Even if you could legally stop their open window "trespassing" over your boundary, (and I'm not knowledgeable enough on property law to know) to enforce that would probably cost you money and result in a difficult neighbourly relationship, the latter of which will be emotionally very expensive for possibly years to come.

It really isn't worth enforcing one's perceived rights over something relatively trivial that can be solved cheaply and quickly.

Yes I agree and I am probably being too emotional about it , I will look at getting frosting for my window, as the other issue I have is that my male neighbour stands by the open window whilst drying himself too , so not a great view !