Have You Ever Had A Dispute With A Neighbour?

[naomi24]

Having received some surprising answers on the ‘Neighbours’ thread, I just wondered how many people here have had a dispute with neighbours, and if so why, and what the outcome was. I’ve never fallen out with a neighbour over anything.

[MartinMillar]

No never

[david small]

When the dragon next door pegged. The house had various dodgy tenants. The last lot trashed the place.
New tenant has pinched 1.6inch times 100feet from my garden. I tried to point out the transgression. She took offence and has not spoken to me since. I bare her no malice. There are more important things in our short lives.

[10ClarionSt]

Not really, but there was one noisy neighbour further up our street. I mean this WAS noisy. The guy next door went and asked them to be quieter please as his son was studying for 'O' Levels. The answer he got was to "f*** off. I hope you all die of cancer". The guy and his family have since moved house.
Neighbours; everybody loves good neighbours!

[Bobbisox1]

No, I’ve getting on with the ones we’ve had which is only two immediate ones as both houses were/are end ones and the rest of the street is friendly too ( even them with the cut down trees)

[Bobbisox1]

* got*

[andy-hughes]

In our previous property, our house was next to an area of council allotment plots - the man in charge was a proper little Hitler, who took against us from the start.

Matters came to a head when he yelled over the fence bordering our house and the allotmentrs, about the state of said fence, which was indeed collapsing - we confirmed we would have it replaced when we had the money.

He moaned every time he saw us about dogs coming up our drive to get into the allotments and roam around using it as a toilet, apparently ignoring the fact that his own two bull terriers did exactly the same thing!

One day we arrived home to find that our fence had disappeared, and replaced by the wire-and-paling fence the council use to fence of its sites.

I contacted the Council Parks Department, and was advised that the Allotment Secretary (guess who!) told the council that we had given our permission for our fence to be removed and replaced by said wire-and-paling monstrosity.

I informed the council bod that no such permission had been sought, or given.

Furthermore, I had had a discussion with our neighbour who had observed the council workmen on our property, taking our fence and replacing it with theirs.

I informed the council that I would sue them for trespass, with my neighbour prepared to swear in court what she had observed, and in court I would be demanding to see a copy of the 'permission' to come on our property and take away our fence and replace it.

A few days later we came home to find the chestnut paling was gone, replaced by brand new top-line fence panels, courtesy of the council.

Funnily enough, the allotment secretary never spoke to us again - probably because he could no longer see us over the top of our brand new fence!!

I don't usually start fights - the non-physical variety obviously, but I do usually win them.

[lankeela]

I've just spent an hour removing superglue from my windscreen - same stuff had been squirted into my door lock. Trouble is no CCTV so can't prove anything but other things have happened that could only point to a close neighbour. Reported me to council for barking dogs, council emailed back to say no action to be taken as no evidence of excessive barking. RSPCA called and again no evidence of anything untowards and inspector said he wished all the animals he visited were as well kept as mine. Two flat tyres in ten days, same wheel, brand new tyres - police have issued a crime reference number and had a word with next door - didn't tell me the outcome but he has been rather sheepish since then. Its horrible, because it puts you on edge and to be honest its getting to the stage where he needs a serious word from someone(!)

[bednobs]

eerrgghh i am currently in an ongoing dispute. we got on ok with them for 5 years then bam, they went mental. as lankeela, they called police and dog warden, they also take pictures of us out of their windows. as andyhughes, they are extremely hypocritical (getting upset with us about things theyve also done)

[lankeela]

When I lived in London growing up you would just get your brother and his mates to go round and have a word. Sadly no longer with us but sure I can find someone who might relish a bit of entertainment.

[bednobs]

i saw a "could not deliver your parcel" card on the doormat last week and my heart sank and i knew if the postie had delivered it next door, id have to just abandon it" (luckily he'd put it in the car:))

[lankeela]

Bednobs its really upsetting when you have animals, and I told the police that they could arrest me for threatening behaviour if they wanted, but assured them if anything happens to any of my dogs I won't be responsible for my actions. I'm already known as the mad dog woman round here.

[bednobs]

i had get my work security department involved too because of the police and it was mortifying :(

[Peter Pedant]

Lankeel - you need CCTV or portable CCTV
sod the law - buzz it up and down the street /lane
anyway you are doing it for crime prevention

sorry this is happening

[davebro]

barking dogs can be very annoying - be careful someone doesn't try to poison them!

[bednobs]

i have a blink camera covering my front of house now