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New neighbour causing trouble

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hugsandpugs · 02/01/2025 21:06

We live in a house above a bedsit (council converted a 3 storey property to a house/bedsit years ago).

We’ve been here about 2 years or so. A new neighbour (a man) has recently moved into the bedsit a few days ago.

DH was coming home from work today and came in through back gate(we park the car out the back). The neighbour shouted over the wall asking him had he been throwing fag ends over the wall? DH basically had a polite conversation with him saying nope not us as we don’t smoke etc. He said to DH in a threatening way that he would be getting his brother to find out who’s doing it and ‘sort them out’. 😳Also randomly told DH he has a screwdriver in his pocket.

This is the first conversation my DH has had with him.

Anyway we were all sat watching a film earlier, me DH and the kids. Knock at the door and it was the police saying they had had a complaint off the neighbour that he had an heated arguement with DH and that DH had a knife. WTAF?!

I can only assume he’s mentally unstable …. Is there anything I can do? Feel like he’s gonna be a right PITA. We have young kids and having a neighbour like this is a bit of a concern as he lives directly below us.

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hugsandpugs · 02/01/2025 22:43

Thank you I will ring the council tomorrow morning and make them aware of what’s happened.

Apparently he was saying to DH that he’s looking for a fresh start as he’s been in and out of prison for several years 😬

Not getting off to the best start with how he’s behaved today though I gotta say!

Why do the council think it’s acceptable to house someone like this underneath a young family? The mind boggles.

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Oldraver · 02/01/2025 21:16

I would try and avoid any interaction whatsoever and be prepared to have your phone on record if you have to go out and he is there

Hopefully the police will soon clock he is the antagonist crackpot

FranticHare · 02/01/2025 21:14

Note every interaction, get cameras up where you can, and report everything to council / police.

Unlikely you are the first neighbours that have had issues with him, so the authorities are likely to know of him.

Curtainqueen · 02/01/2025 21:11

You firstly need to report this to the housing officer.

winewolfhowls · 02/01/2025 21:08

Document everything. Document it again. Get a ring doorbell if you haven't already. Sorry to say this doesn't bode well for the future if he's just moved in and this is your first interaction!

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