Hi all.
I have a few concerns about my neighbour. At first he seemed a perfectly normal neighbour. We are housing association.
Then one day when myself and my DD were going inside to my flat, he said "don't worry I'm just a big friendly giant, I'm not scary at all, you can trust me." to my daughter. She's 10yo. I thought he was just being friendly. But it lingered in the back of my head.
However after 3 years of living next door to me, he had now learned my routine, watched out his window. Came out his front door when I had visitors. His front door is opposite mine. He was constantly coming out with every visitor. Questioned what I am doing. Messaging me on Facebook (we are part of a residents group). And sending me another message if I didn't respond after an hour. Asking me "who that gent is" when I had my brother over. It felt like a controlling relationship. However we had never met up apart from bumping into each other in the block. We've never flirted. Never been inside eithers flats. It got daily.
I went to my housing association. The guy who manages the block advised me to go to the police. I did. The officer on the phone said I could do a Sarah's Law as I have a daughter. I applied for one.
Another officer called me back a week later and told me that he can see the history of this guy and he's done it to someone else previously. They didn't specify who and to block him on everything. I did. And to report him if he does anything. He was also spoken to. The officer then told me because he's a neighbour I cannot do a Sarah's law on him. However I have read online I can. How true is this please?
I dread it when my daughter goes to secondary school. As she will be coming home herself. I know it's easy to say make sure I'm home but I want her to become independent.
I cannot move. I am housing association. I've tried home swappers but we want to stay in this town. Most weekends I stay at my mums because of him.