Neighbours Garden

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Just looking for a bit of advice on this situation. 3 months ago our new neighbour moved into their brothers house who had died. Long story short he was a hoarder and the contents of his house has been lying in the front garden since June ! We have offered to give her a number for a removals company and skip hire but still nothing has been done, she isn't the most approachable person and is hardly in the house to have a word with her either. We have phoned environmental health twice now, most recently this week as she has her bin in amongst this now.

If they can't get through to her a second time round who else can we contact to sort this as its a complete mess and its accumulating flies and mold now ! She won't answer the door to the person who came out to speak to her.

I sound insensitive, the brother died almost a year ago and they have been clearing the house out soon, well one sister has, not the one that moved in. I of course wouldn't force her to get rid of this stuff, that's not what is happening at all, we have been very patient but it is coming into the bad weather and it does look like it is starting to rot !

Environmental Health at your local authority. Tell them there are rats and you have seen them.

Environmental health or your councillor?

Environmental health has been out and posted a letter through her door as she didn't answer, they are coming back out today! If she doesn't answer again can they take action as it is becoming worse ?

Police for a welfare check? If she’s living in squalor and not answering the door that’s a genuine concern for her welfare.

Environmental Health have the power to do a clean up and charge the homeowner for it. They can take them to court for non payment of said charge. However they do have to follow a lengthy process before they get to that stage.

My first thought was does she have the money to pay for removals or a skip? She might be broke.

She is constantly in and out of the house hence the reason you can never get a hold of her unless it is late at night. I do genuinely believe it to be laziness as I know she is well off and my partner has also let her know he can help out to shift anything. Good to know that environmental heath have the power to do that !

What would you do? These are the views from our conservatory and kitchen window the neighbours have put up this tarp fixed to a wooden frame ......