To hope that my neighbour (or his wife) reads this?

[politebutgrumpy]

Hello Mr N and Mrs N

Indeed, hello anyone else who reads this and it reminds them of their own behaviour.

Please STOP FUCKING ENTERING MY FRONT AND BACK GARDENS WITHOUT MY FUCKING PERMISSION.

The first time, with your kids frisbee, I ignored it. Because hey kids throw frisbees.

The next time, when you REPAINTED THE SLABS ON THE PAVING STONES THAT ARE ON MY LAND I ignored it, because I was jet lagged and ill and DP was away and I couldn't handle a row by myself. And then it seemed to late and petty.

But when you PRUNED MY FUCKING PLANTS BACK and we texted you to say no we meant no. Prune from your side all you want but not ours. We like them a bit secret gardeny. Because its how we want it and we own them and the land and it gives us privacy from you.

Don't enter again. When you came in after your washing up gloves fell into our garden and I again asked you to stop I wasn't looking for an apology or an excuse I was looking for absolute confirmation that it would stop.

What you are doing is TRESPASS. It is also FUCKING CREEPY and breaks every social norm people on this cramped little island have.

I am going to get a monitor now so I can spy you entering. I can and I will take legal action. Also, the walls are very thin between my study and your kitchen, so I may consider playing inappropriate music, violent films, pornography etc on loudspeaker at certain times of the day. See how you like your space invaded.

Yours sincerely

PBG

worra I texted once or twice. Other times I have called or knocked. If they don't answer I will text.

I was actually joking about the noise.

I hope they get the hint soon

I have to admit I am at the thought of playing loud porn through the walls

There is no gap. They lower a ladder from their kitchen window. We have a six foot fence and a fucking rose bush.

then yes that is fucking weird !!!! Climbing over with the aid of a ladder !!!! Bloody hell that would piss me off no end !! and yes it is creepy !!!

I would honestly get legal advice..
alternatively I may be tempted to remnd them that if we were in america I would have the legal right to shoot on sight!

I'd play loud music through the parting wall. I don't care that it's a bit childish and pathetic and won't get anything done, but it'd make me feel better to think I may be inconveniencing them.
My downstairs neighbours are a fucking nightmare.
When we first moved in, she used to ring me to make snide remarks about what time in the morning I get up (6am), or would call me to say something like "is everything ok? I can hear you running, it's very loud"
FUCK OFF BITCH.
She keeps her young dc's up until about 2am and they scream non stop from about 10pm. Drives me insane.
She told me ages ago that she keeps them up so she can have a lay-in, so when it's been really bad and kept me awake, I bang my hoover around the minute I get up.
Makes me feel better.

Oh, its one of those tedious drip-feeding threads.

Yes, they scale the fence.

To me, this fact breaches soooo many social norms....

BTW Worra re internet thread, people post on here to vent all the time. I know the chances of them reading it are miniscule.

I agree. If they are scaling the fence with the aid of a ladder , you have asked them repeatedly to stop and they havent, then it is time to get a leter from a solicitor sent.

They scale the wall with a ladder????

maybe worth just spending the £100 or whatever it costs on a solicitor's 'stop it or else' letter.

letter tsk !!

I really didn't want to go down the solicitor route. Because most people would just stop if asked. And because I don't want to have to declare legal action when we come to sell (probably within next three years).

But I don't see how else this can be stopped.

politebutgrumpy I'm afraid the time for being courteous about it is over. You need to spell it out to them 'stay the fuck out of my garden' should get the point across nicely.

If you have been forceful you haven't suggested that, you have said that you have ignored it.
I am sure you can't film people without them knowing, I think you would have to put a sign up.

The paint is actually criminal damage isn't it? They've technically defaced your property. And the pruning thing, iirc, they can prune any that overhangs their property but must then throw every single bit of the cuttings back into your property and cannot actually enter your property without permission. Will a local solicitor give you a free initial consultation so you can find out the exact wording of the law? Perhaps a solicitor's letter would stop them, and if not you would know if the police can do anything, and which laws they are breaking.

I feel your pain.

Rant away, I found it funny :o

dantev - I ignored it once, while he was doing it, because I was jetlagged and ill and alone. I confronted him later and have each and every time.

Go through a Solicitor, it could be the best £'s you spend if it stops the trespass. It would drive me insane too especiallay if they continue.

Get some vicious geese, they should keep them out.

Good grief you sound awful. For heavens sake nobody died. Somebody came into your garden to pick up a frisbee and washing up gloves. Invasion of space. How many times. Only a handful or every other day.

Can you not put something under their window, where they put the ladder?

Can you borrow a large bitey dog for a couple of weeks?

Set their ladder alight next time it lowers itself onto your side of the fence.

Or release the large dog you've borrowed from a friend.

Have you tried just marching out and shouting "What the Hell do you think you are doing?"?

Glad to hear I'm awful. And not the neighbours who don't have the manners to ask permission and use a ladder to enter

Viviennemary I dont think shes awful.
Someone has a ladder propped up on their side so that they can scale a 6 foot fence and get into her garden despite her asking them not too !!
That IS weird. I wouldnt like it.