Neighbour says he’ll block our sale...can he?

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Davesnave said:

I agree, gittism is something unrelated to wealth or social class, and even the perceived moral rectitude of individuals.

We had an incident here where someone threw a carrier bag down outside our gate containing, among other things, the remains of a Chinese meal, which the crows had set about, a smashed Chelsea FC' mug, some empty lager cans and a broken plate. I was bemused and imagined someone in a passing car had thrown it  there. However, at the bottom of the bag, covered in sauce, was the receipt for a car part naming a near neighbour, Head of a large primary school.

I placed the bag and its contents outside the guy's door with a note saying he'd been a very naughty boy and please would he not fly tip on my entrance again. I couldn't help him as regards  Chelsea, but there existed organisations that might give people like him support.

Mr Head apologised profusely, but never hinted at a reason for his odd behaviour. Having done more than a few assemblies myself, I wondered how often he had made 'protecting the environment' and 'do unto others' his themes.Maybe he just had a bad day and the git within broke free for a few hours....

I think the empty lager cans tell you everything you need to know...

rach_k

If the neighbour is so bothered by the prospect of council tenants, he could always offer to sell his house to the council too.  

Sistergold

mcpitman said:

mollycat said:

danlightbulb said:

Whilst the posts here are right of course, nothing can stop the OP selling to the LA or veto the sale, I'm surprised that the neighbour's anger isn't at least sympathised with. No-one would relish your neighbour's house being sold back to LA with the risk of what tenants you might then get next door. I agree it probably does devalue his house, or at least make it harder to sell in future and has the potential to make his life a misery. Can thoroughly understand his anger at this.

My neighbour is a senior manager in the largest employer in our area, his wife is the chief accountant in the same firm. By far and away the highest income in our street, which brings with it a sense of entitlement. Since arrival the police have been called 3 or 4 times due to "domestics", he has destroyed property of mine and of the neighbour on his other side, regulary fills the wheelie bin of another elderly neighbour rendering it unusable for her, (and is so arrogant about it does not even remove address labels identifying himself), and has been flouting lockdown advice since the start by visiting a 2nd home every Fri-Sun.

I could go on and on, but it's probably getting boring now,

Suffice to say, they are by far and away the worst neighbours I have ever had; give me your average council/HA tenant any day.
No sympathy for OP's neighbour at all, in fact quite surprised that anyone else would do.

I would regularly be leaving the contents of this wheelie bin where they belong, on his doorstep.

Had a similar thing with an elderly neighbour recently, where the "new family" next door to her, started parking on her drive without permission and using her wheelie bins. (Refuse/recycling and garden waste).
I only needed to return the rubbish once to their doorstep and it ceased. I didn't even mention the car and it was moved within an hour of the rubbish being returned.

They thought they could bully dear old Beryl, but now think I am her grandson or relative living next door, so don't do anything anymore.

Welldone that was really good of you to fight for the rights of our senior citizens! 🦾💪🏾