Neighbour interfering with viewings

Murphybear

mark_cycling00 said:

I don't feel it's fair to say that the police won't get involved. Any threat of violence is very serious and so is attempting to poison an animal. 

When someone texted me some threats of violence, the police immediately called them up and scared the !!!!!! out if them.
Similarly, my friends ex moved to Australia and sent a Facebook message with a death threat and now if they enter any UK port or airport they immediately get arrested. They have a special "panic" number to call too. (no-one who sends a death threat ever carries it out btw)

One route might be to allow your neighbour to harass and threaten you via Facebook etc. That way you have written evidence that you can screenshot and show to the police.

Your neighbour is stupid and probably drunk and will easily be tempted to incriminate themselves.

Good luck. 

From what you have said it sounds as if it could be harassment.  

“Harassment and stalking are classed as offences under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and (where the offending is racially or religiously aggravated) the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Both offences relate to behaviour that is repeated and unwanted.”

If not already done so, keep a detailed diary of the problem and approach the police again and/or get the council and your MP involved.  Hopefully your MP is as helpful as ours, he helped me very quickly when I had a problem with the DWP.  

Grizebeck

@Murphybear which is why an injunction is the best possible answer in this matter and pretty quick (depending on the court). Everything else is very slow 
The OP can do a detailed witness statement over the weekend. Fill in the N16A form get it all logged with the local court and the process starts 
They could have it logged with the court on Monday if they so desired.
Trust me it does work.

Grizebeck

Where in the country are you @bailey80

BlueVeranda

Has the estate agent been doing the viewings? if so could they give a witness statement about what they have observed to back up the OP? I would think it's in their interest for this to be sorted too.

Grizebeck

BlueVeranda said:

Has the estate agent been doing the viewings? if so could they give a witness statement about what they have observed to back up the OP? I would think it's in their interest for this to be sorted too.

Tbh that isnt really need.  A w/s from the OP is sufficient 

GDB2222

Grizebeck said:

BlueVeranda said:

Has the estate agent been doing the viewings? if so could they give a witness statement about what they have observed to back up the OP? I would think it's in their interest for this to be sorted too.

Tbh that isnt really need.  A w/s from the OP is sufficient 

The OP says they have approached 20 solicitors, and none have wanted to get involved. It may be that the OP is not prepared to pay, as the standard legal fees for an injunction would be several thousand pounds. Whilst an injunction can be DIY'ed, that's a daunting prospect for someone unused to court procedures.  

Of course, even paying a solicitor for an injunction is probably much less than the loss on the property if they sell it cheaply. 

Grizebeck

‘Its actually quite straight forward to do it themselves even if the prospect of it is daunting , judges dealing with litigants in person are actually most helpful

GDB2222

Grizebeck said:

‘Its actually quite straight forward to do it themselves even if the prospect of it is daunting , judges dealing with litigants in person are actually most helpful

That's a very generous offer, and if I were the OP I'd very gratefully accept. 

I've never taken out an injunction against anyone. What does the OP do if the neighbour ignores the injunction?

Grizebeck

GDB2222 said:

Grizebeck said:

‘Its actually quite straight forward to do it themselves even if the prospect of it is daunting , judges dealing with litigants in person are actually most helpful

That's a very generous offer, and if I were the OP I'd very gratefully accept. 

I've never taken out an injunction against anyone. What does the OP do if the neighbour ignores the injunction?

Well the injunction can include a power of arrest in certain situations
They do work against those who think they are above the law
However the mere injunction is enough to stop people in their tracks 

MeteredOut

Bailey1980 said:

sheramber said:

The police should  deal with a claim of harassment

https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/sh/stalking-harassment/how-to-report-stalking-harassment/

We have asked them to but they have refused stating that it isn't harassment and even if they considered that it was harassment it's too complex/difficult to pursue. 

If, as you say, you have evidence of this abuse/harassment, and the police are refusing to take action, then take this directly to your MP; that's their job.