New neighbour causing trouble

He might calm down. I’m not saying don’t be very cautious but he may not always be like this -maybe missed meds or something, I don’t think he should be housed near children but where are the Council supposed to put these people.

It really shouldn't be like this. They should house all the troublemakers together where they can all take their frustrations out on each other rather than being allowed to inflict themselves on normal people. Some sort of ADX Florence supervised housing institution where dogs, loud music, alcohol and drugs are banned and they're not allowed to live anywhere else until they've learned how to behave.

Wow judgemental are you!
I know loads of nice families who live in council housing.
I had a house and when me and ex split i had no choice but go to council.
I did have some families from hell near me and ended up moving to private but THATS NOT all the council house

I would move house.

Keep an eye on your dog. No off lead, ever.

You just never know with people like this.

Sorry this is happening, I’d keep a record and would limit any engagement as much as possible. Are you able to find out what he’s been in prison for? If it’s a violent crime and he’s already mentioned a screwdriver in his pocket I think you’ve got a very good reason to contact the council with concerns for your families safety.

Complain to the council housing officer in the strongest terms. He clearly has paranoid psychiatric issues and has already begun harassing you.

Get cameras up and detailed diary!!! In case things do carry on/worsen!

I moved into my place 10 months ago and one neighbour marched round on day 2, made mild threats over replacing a fence to one of her choice (which i had no money to do), said she had bullied the old owner (a 4 ft dying old lady) and tried to set solicitors/other neighbours on me.

Nowadays she's escalating the behaviour as she's unhappy with me not caving to her demands

Wishing I had taken it more seriously at the start as she threw dog poo and paint at my front door and if I'd have caught her nonsense at the start then it would help speed things up now as she's being more sneaky and I would have had more detailed entries recorded already

Also mines pops out and stares at me too if i go outside, I've been advised also record that as it could be intimidation so worth noting!

Also if you need it VIctim support might offer anti social help (mine offer two support meetings) and ASB help is a good info site!

Suggests that as other people have alluded to. They are aware of issues with him. Just keep your wits abiut you, especially your dh and make sure you report anything you are concerned abiut to 101 and if he gets threatening use 999.

Luckily i see the funny side to it all.

Their replaced the fence between us and in days one of their dogs had broken through and got into my garden. It's a springer and can jump...my fence is only 3ft high as ddog is a chihuahua cross so can't jump it. She seemed to think inshoukd fit a taller fence to protect her dogs. She wasn't happy with the response. I don't think she was too happy with her dh's response judging by the almighty row when I asked him when he planned to fix the fence and secure his dogs because I was not happy that i couldn't safely use my garden. She hadn't told him and had hidden the hole with some furniture. He went mental, i learnt some new words that day.

I may allow dd to practice her trumpet without the muffler in when they piss me off too much 🤣🤣🤣

@RegulatorsMountUp social housing was intended for the British working class actually.

Not no hopers who are in and out of prison

The man clearly has some mental health issues. What did the police say when they attended and dh explained what had happened? I would ask them to put a flag on your address so that any reports force attendance in case he is dangerous.

As others have said, get cameras.

Don't engage with the man and report any concerning behaviour to the police and housing Office. Document everything...save a copy of the evidence with a friend or family member just in case.

Take precautions, get smart plugs/bulbs and set routines uo to turn lights on and off so he can't track what times you are in and out.

Are you ever alone with your dc? Make sure doors are kept locked at all times.

Sorry OP, if this bloke is a council tenant you're in for a rocky ride. My cousin suffers from horrific mental health but also binge drinks and takes drugs. He's given his neighbours a dogs life but he's never even had a warning. She just gets offered support and such

If you can you should move

Definitely report every incident as he will be in probably be breach of his tenancy agreement but it all needs to be recorded to build a case.

Not entirely sure why it matters if @hugsandpugs rents or not...I own my house as do my neighbours and they are loopy.

They complain abiut noise from my house but I can turn the sound off in my tv and watch the same show as I cam hear there's clearly through the wall. They have screaming rows at all hours, play loud music constantly and leave their dogs out 24/7/365 to bark incessantly, including when they go away for 2-3 weeks at a time.

I spent months apologising, making dd turn her tv down, not allowing her to play loud games etc until the day the wife next door came storming out as I got home from visiting family and screamed boue murder up and down the street that my dog had been on the front yard barking and keeping her awake at 2 in the morning. My dog was at my parents a mile away and my front door opens out on to the road, there is no fenced in yard. The woman is just nuts.

Nightmare neighbours are not purely in rented housing...they also own their houses!

I am sorry you are having to cope with this. I hope you get some joy f6rom your phone calls tomorrow. Good luck

Too many people and not enough council houses. Maybe work to move out of council housing because there always seems to be the odd person around like this- as this is the sort of person council housing is aimed at really.