Neighbour and his england flag!

And where exactly are you, Kaz? If anywhere on this planet, it is very, very odd that you have never come across the phenomenon of winds that blow during hot weather, or winds that blow at face level or even right down to the ground. I am enjoying a lovely face level wind at this very moment, sitting in a doorway, out of the baking sun. It's even blowing at clothesline level and my washing is making the most of it. It's a very pretty sight. Granted, I wouldn't be enjoying it as much if it was wrapping a dirty great big flag around my face - in fact I would be very cross - but judging by the couple of flags I can see nearby, stretched out across the beautiful blue sky, it's definitely flag flying weather. Come outside and have a look around. It would be a shame for you to miss the experience (and the chance for you to educate yourself).

Can you pop some cypress trees or shrub to keep it on their side? I imagine it is a World Cup thing and be gone soon.

it amazes me how so many people think this is utterly fine and not annoying to others as on the border and flapping your side.

I just think there’s more important things going on in the world, Then to be complaining about aflah.

I think it is true that A and E do sometimes see a spike in admissions following big football games but I had mistakenly put it down to acts of violence and stupidity and not considered the threat flags pose to the populace. I stand corrected. Maybe the sunshine will provide a mitigating factor as lots of people will be unwittingly sporting safety glasses to protect them from the sun's glare.

I'm very surprised noone has mentioned the 'd' word yet if he is that bad.😀

OP, if by some miracle England win the World Cup on Sunday I promise that when I have finished celebrating I will spare a thought for you and your visitors having the indignity of a flag flapping in your faces a while longer as we collectively come together as a country to marvel at our first World Cup victory since 1966. More likely, we won't progress beyond tonight and he will remove his flag tomorrow with the heavy heart all England supporters know too well. It's harder to enjoy the flag if you're trying not to come fourth out of four. I don't think it will be long now, OP.

It all just seems a bit petty to me. How many people are walking up and down your path each day to face potential eye/face injuries from said flag?

The flag is a minor thing compared to the misogynistic potentially abusive man who lives next door to you.

I agree about the airspace angle.

I wouldn't be pleased about it but is it likely to be the case it comes down once the football is done with? if so I'd leave it.

Could you place something on your boundary that conceals it or stops it flapping over?

He owns the fence. So you would be the one prosecuted.

😬😂

Cheer for plucky England
On lager we will gorge
And throw our knickers to the wind
In honour of St George

That would annoy me too…….could easily cause an eye injury if it flapped across a persons face! it would have disappeared overnight if it flapped over our fence!

Then go for the airspace above your property. Because your neighbour owns the fence, the focus should be on the fact that the flag is crossing the boundary line and obstructing your main pathway. Neighbour has the right to use the fence, but they don’t have the right to let their property invade your airspace and block your path.

You can’t physically touch the fence or flag, and if you really can’t face talking to him, start a paper trail by putting a note through the door, telling him clearly that the flag is hanging over the boundary directly across your path and flapping in the face of anyone walking to or from the front door. Ask him to move the flag/pole to where it will not overhang or otherwise cause a nuisance on your side of the boundary. Give him 28 days to do so and make it clear that if he doesn’t comply you will take further action.

If he ignores it, you can escalate to the LA Planning Enforcement team. In the UK, flagpoles attached to fences or buildings have strict regulations and if positioned in a way that causes a physical obstruction or projects over a boundary causing a hazard, the LA can order him to remove it or put it somewhere else. So to escalate you would need to take a video of the flag blocking your pathway, and then make a full report, supported by the video evidence online via your LA’s website under ‘Planning Enforcement or ‘Neighbour Nuisance.’ They will then investigate.

Yeah probably in about 6 hours 😄

Garden shears ?

Haha! Brilliant! Yours, BeanQuisine?

If they are total arseholes, I would've cut it down.

Can you offer to put it higher up for him it's probably as high as he can manage. How big is it?

You can remove anything that blocks your access/egress from your home. Take a picture of it flying accross your pathway, then pin it back (don't take it down and be careful not to damage it). If he complains ask him to move it somewhere so that it doesn't block your path.

Meanwhile, buy your own England flag (or make one) and hang it in your window, that way no one can make out that your issue is all about the flag. You just want to get to your front door, which is perfectly reasonable and lawful.

Sea shanties? Does he have an accordian too?

I would leave him to it.

Eta: for now. If the flag is still there after the WC is over, then maybe address the issue.

If it is flapping in your face in your garden it shouldn't be there. It is not unreasonable to want to be able to enter and leave your property without being smothered or garotted by a flag.

Pedants' corner is that way >>>>>

Ok, thanks.