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Am I wrong to complain about annoying neighbour?

anon

Posted by anonymous about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 18 responses

I live in a ground floor flat, and have a neighbour who likes to use my backgarden as a second entrance. usually when he’s pissed, and has either lost/left his keys. so after his girlfriend has ignored his constant ringing of the buzzer, he makes his way to the back of the flat, jumps the fence into my garden, stands on my window ledge and climbs onto the fence and hauls himself onto his balcony, dislodging a few tiles along the way.

according to the elderly man that lives below him, he’s done this a loads of times, but i’ve either been out or have slept through it. the last time he did this, i woke up and i thought i was being burgled until i heard my neighbour shouting at him to get down beofre he kills himself, and he replying f*off

i’d asked him a couple of months ago not to climb into my garden at night, and he apologised and said it wouldn’t happen again, and since then it’s happend three times.

the elderly couple have made a series of complaints to the council regarding this and other things, and previously the council have said there’s nothing we can do because he always denies any wrong doing. however, i spoke to the council and gave them a statement as an eye witness, and it seems that the family could now face an eviction order. am i wrong, he’s got 3 young kids and i feel awful that i could end up making a family homeless?

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18 responses

anon

In the last flat I lived in, the guy above had laminate flooring, and worked shifts. He’d get in about half ten and then there were noises that sounded like a grand piano being dropped repeatedly over my head. And he’d spindry at midnight.

You have to do what you have to do. He’s invading your space, despite saying he’s not going to do it again.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

Is it an option to speak to the chap again and perhaps let him know why what he is doing upsets you, and what the consequences might be if he continues to do it? I can imagine that it might be hard to do that without sounding like you’re making threats, or risking lots of abuse, but you might feel better about any future eviction if you knew you had given him an extra opportunity to change his behaviour.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

The guy who currently lives downstairs from us (victorian terrace split into two flats)- he’s our friend, but just lately he’s been really REALLY taking the piss. He basically uses this flat as an entertainment centre; he uses the washing machine, downloads stuff on the computer (he’s only got dial-up) and borrows DVDs. He’s basically always up here, and I’m getting severe privacy issues. It’s all bringing me out in hives.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

The thing is when i did talk to him after the last time, and he said “sorry it won’t happen again” which is what he said last time. And after speaking to my downstairs neighbour, I’ve found that the council has told us conflicting information. The woman told the old man that there’s nothing they can do while she told me that they can now serve them with an eviction notice.

The guy who’s using your washing machine, if he’s your friend tell him, he may not realise he’s talking the piss.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

Oh, he does realise. We’ve had words before now about the fine line beetween “can I borrow a cup of sugar?” and “Oh look, you’re back from work and I’m on your computer”.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

If they serve him with a Notice they do not necessarily have to follow through with it, so it might just be the warning that he needs to stop causing the nuisance.

Basically following the service of a Notice of Seeking Possession the Council would usually hold off to see if there are any further incidents, before referring the case to Court.

If you really are worried about him being evicted ask the Council to look at other measures like an Injuntion or a Demoted Tenancy or even an acceptable behaviour contract. If you want more info about what these involve feel free to drop me a message.

Re them giving you conflicting information, it’s quite usual that Council’s don’t act on reports just by one person. They need to corroborate any reports of incidents to make sure that the nuisance is actually happening and that it’s not just one person’s word against another. Now that you have contacted them they have more evidence to back up the reports made by your neighbour and as a result they can act on it.

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Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

Tell him you’re concerned about how easy it is to gain access to your flat, his flat, everyone else’s flat – and that you’ll be taking measures to increase the security of the dwellings by putting broken glass on top of the fence.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

Thought about anti-climb paint for the fence, or would it not be practical?

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

This isn’t some noisy neighbour spat. The guy’s trespassing. Call the cops and/or get an injunction. There’s no need to put up with this crap.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

That broken glass thing can actually get you prosecuted, in a bizarre the-world’s-gone-mad way.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

Fuck off you’d be making a family homeless! He’d be making his family homeless. Arsehole. His kids are probably better off in care anyway. Complain away.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

I must admit, I have very little sympathy for people like this (partly because of the knobjockey who lives downstairs from us). He knows what he’s doing is wrong, therefore he should pay the piper, or something. If he’s got a family, he should be a tad more responsible with his comings and goin….jeez, I’ve turned into a Daily Mail reader. Shoot me.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

...or shoot him for the full Tony Martin hero worship deal. But no you should not put up with this and feel guilty for complaining. If he is too stupid to use keys [which most children can manage] then he cannot complain that his disrespect ends in punishment [though probably not gun-ishment].

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

Does he wear Burberry? Just asking, like.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

My friend lives in a cul-de-sac and had the probem of the man who lives at the back of her house taking to climbing over her kitchen roof to gain access to his house rather than go the long way round the streets to gain access through the front door.

She painted the drain pipe he used to climb onto her kiitchen roof with a mixture of oil and thick greese (it doesn’t set!!). That night mr. neighbour tried again, got half way up (to the point where the gunge line started), fell and broke his leg. Next thing she hears is that he is suing her for his broken leg and takes her to court. The fact that he’s on her land didn’t deter him. Fortunatly the judge was understanding and she was ‘left off’, he got a five month sentence, fined £1,000 and told to pay damages to my friend.

Yes, putting broken glass or barbed wire even in your own premesis is banned by law and you could get prosecuted.

It is indeed a crazy world we live in.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

cheers peeps, i don’t feel so bad, think I’ll speak to the council again. even though they’ve been a nightmare for the old guy that lives below them, and have caused another neightbour to move. hopefully he’ll be scared into acting properly if they say next time you’ll be evicted.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

He sounds like a one-street ASBO, this one! Good luck, and sleep well.

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous

anon

if hes got three young kids he should be more respomsible than having to climb up the sides of houses on a regular basis pissed. speak to his girl friend about it and definitley complain

Posted about 1 year ago by anonymous