Complaint By Agreived Neighbour

[Ric.ror]

My colleague has received a card from his LA dept of Environmental Health, regarding loud music. He denies this but knows that his neighbour works in that particular department, although they are not the named officer on the card. What should his next course of action be?
He wishes to make this official and believes his neighbour is abusing his postion by instigating these complaints (there has been more than one)

[janbee]

Does he play loud music? Is this a personal vendetta between he and his neighbour?

[dannyk13]

Consult a solicitor

[bednobs]

what exactly does the card say?

[janbee]

As danny says, get legal advice. Does your colleague have legal insurance cover on his home insurance policy? If so, he should be covered for legal fees arising from neighbour disputes.

[jackthehat]

As with all complaints, they have to be investigated before any action can be taken.

If your colleague is not playing loud music, there is nothing for them to investigate.

Tell him to ignore the card......and *not* to escalate any dispute.

[ummmm]

It's so easy to say 'consult a solicitor' but do you know what their hourly rate is?

[buildersmate]

That's easy. £200 per hour on average. Plus VAT.

[Peter Pedant]

umm - anyone who says - "consult a solicitor" is clearly not paying ....

[ because if they were ....they would say dont consult a solicitor for chrissakes do you know how much they cost ? ]

I think he has to go through with whatever investigation they wish to do if any.

The FOURTH time - in a related dispute, a neighbour rang the council and said I know this is connected with someone who works at the council and lives opposite me
and the complaints stopped. But it really was the 4th time

at the present time he has absolutely no way in which he can show malice and so has to grin and bear it

[EDDIE51]

The first question is , does he actually play loud music ? or music that others may consider loud? If he does not play music then there is a lot more reason to suspect that the complaint is false. Has he had any other 'problem' with this neighbour?

[thugulike]

Go to CAB for free advice. Do NOT consult a solicitor as this will cost over £200 per hour. There are LA guidelines for such matters. If you believe your neighbour has abused his power you need to make a complaint, probably to the Chief Executive.

[in a mo]

Jack The Hat good call ,we have a neighbour who will phone the police at the drop of a hat (No Pun intended) Ignore it do not escalate the situation ,there is no point ,it is up to the aggrieved to prove it .

[Peter Pedant]

JTH good call

for all who posted who have a pain in the neck neighbour, - bad luck - my neighbours are hardly saints but we rub along thank God. I feel for you