Boundary dispute due to Neighbours building an underground bunker in a rented council house

Mistral001

This is a crazy situation.  This neighbour is carrying out major works on property he does not own and without the owner's permission.  Whether you rent or own your property, your dispute is with the owner and not the neighbour.  So from now on I would only deal with the owner of the property.  If the builder does more work which impacts on your garden, contact the owner of the property.  I would not let them fob you off with their agent or management company unless you have written instructions from the owner of the property to only deal with them.

Wanderingpomm

The neighbour has effectively stolen part of your garden. Formally complain to the owners immediately. 

Ganga

I would love to have seen some photos of the bunker being built . 

[Deleted User]

 Agree with the post above. Id have dismantled the fence and wall as soon as i was sure the neighbour was not going to. 

twopenny

"might send someone out to check out the building work and then "we'll see what we can do.""

Not good enough!

Ring, insist on speaking to the person in charge and say so and, as said, send a written confirmation that you want something done immediately as it's stealing your property and affecting your and your daughters life and use of your home.

Be sure to record all activity with photographs and written what happened with dates. You could start by enclosing this with your letter stating that you want someone out 'as soon as'.

One thing to do is find out who at the housing association, deals with this family. There should be someone to whom they are allocated. Once you have a contact it is easier to be insistant.

daveyjp

And email all of your local Councillors to get them on the case.

Norman_Castle

Guitar said:

Surprisingly they came to my house, instead of the neighbours, but they took one look at what the neighbour had built and conceded the neighbour wouldn't have been allowed to build what they've done.

However, the council rep was then surprised to learn that the neighbour is in a council house.  At this point they were unsure who was responsible for dealing with the issue as the council houses are manged by an external company.  So they felt the next step was for them to raise the issue with the management company on my behalf.

The "council rep" from where, the planning department? Council housing is entirely separate from other council departments. Contact your councils housing department and explain the problems their tenant has caused.

cattie

I'd also contact my local MP about this if I were you, involvement with them often brings swift results.