We all live in council housing, it's an okay area, not bad schools and all the houses have 3 or 4 bedrooms.
The house opposite used to have a family in it but the wife left and 2 older boys moved out. Was just the man left with his 17 yo daughter when he had a stroke. She had already left school and wasn't working so she became his carer. This happened 8 years ago, before I moved into my house so I don't know all the details, just what he's told me. He's pretty open about his situation and tells everyone.
Anyway when I moved here he would always stop in the street and chat saying how he wished his daughter would get a job. "She just sleeps, drink and smokes all day, saying she's looking after me. I don't need looking after, and the government pays her too." words like this, they would shout at each other in the street too, calling each other lazy and useless.
Anyway I thought it was none of my business. I saw a lady go in and clean once a week and that was that.
Then about a year ago he told me he was moving in with his new girlfriend. I asked if his daughter would be moving out and he said no because she had nowhere else to go. He said he would still claim that he lived there or their benefits would get cut and he wanted a place in case it didn't work out with the girlfriend.
After a few months a bed got thrown in the garden and then 2 couches. New furniture was delivered by Argos, a decorators van was there and I can see sitting room has been wallpapered.
Then the parties started, they are not really loud, but there are drunk people wandering up and down the street, bottles and cans thrown over the fence onto the street. I had a guy sleeping in my front garden and I've had to ask people not to sit on my car 4 times (to be told to fuck off). And the dog shit makes my skin crawl, she has 2 little yappy dogs that shit all over her garden and on the street; and my garden if the postie doesn't shut the gate.
The man comes back to pick up his mail every few weeks and I've told him I've spoken to his daughter about the mess. He said there's nothing he can do, but I pointed out the house was in his name and if the amount of shit all over his garden was considered a health hazard he'd be in trouble. He mumbled about having a word but that was 6 months ago.
I don't know how to report someone and frankly I feel bad doing to but I think benefits are really important and these people are taking the piss. The waiting list for housing is so long and they are just taking up space that could really help someone else.
I know I'm not unreasonable for reporting them, I just want to know how I do it so they don't know it's me, don't want to be shouted at or car damaged.