Neighbour has using my front garden to sell stuff!

[NorthernLassie724]

I get on quite well with our NDN, don't really speak much but take in parcels for each other, let each other use our driveways when one of us is entertaining lots of guests etc. Last time we spoke was during the week when she saw me doing some gardening, we had a laugh about how weird I was for not leaving it until the weather was better but I said I couldn't bear looking at weeds for any longer, she said she was leaving hers as long as she could as she hated gardening.

Fast-forward to today, we go out for the morning leaving in a bit of a hurry. Saw her looking a bit shifty outside, sort of lurking but not really doing anything? We said hello then left. When we got home after lunch, I logged onto FB to find that she's posted on a local selling page, selling loads of stuff including her car, with lots of photos of said stuff...in our front garden, even the car!! To make things worse we have one of those door number signs which show our full address which is clearly visible in most of the pictures.

We've since has lots of people coming along looking a bit confused, expecting the stuff to be at our house but she's beckoning them all next door.

Firstly this is bloody cheeky isn't it?! And secondly, I need a brilliant way of letting her know I have seen this...can anyone help?

And take screen shots of the photos so you can prove it was her driving over the garden before you ask for them to be deleted.

That's amazingly rude. You have to say something, and I wouldn't be pleased about the address thing either.

I would report to the page's admin.

Add the following comment to each image: "In the event that you choose to buy one of these items, please collect from number X rather than the pictured address which was used for photogenic purposes only."

Informative, does the job and makes a point all at the same time.

It's bloody cheeky, yes, but she's not exactly posted anything that Google Earth cars couldn't capture from the street.

Except that Google would have blurred out the house number...

I can't believe the cheek!

And secondly, I need a brilliant way of letting her know I have seen this...can anyone help?

I'd bill her for the rent for using your land as business premises. As a joke, but when you're laughing about it with her you can say "In all seriousness though, you need to remove every photo where my address is visible." If she won't, report her posts to the page/group admins.

Contact her and ask how much she wants for the door number sign or some of the plants in the garden?

I get the impression subtle hints aren't going to work here, if she's that brazen. Get to the point and tell her it's not acceptable.

Right let's get this straight - a few posters have said it was cheeky of her to use your front garden to photograph items. And it is. But driving her car onto your lawn takes it to a whole new level - that's not cheeky - that's a total lack of respect. Nothing you can do about it tonight but you need to go round tomorrow and tell her straight that she is bang out of order.

Well im guessing she has trespassed then hasn't she.

Sorry but I'd have a right go at her. I'm on benefits and would NOT want the authorities to think I'd suddenly started running a business from my home, unless of course I had in the correct fashion iyswim. I like everything to be all above board& transparent, partly cos it'll make getting off benefits easier!

Also my ASD child's home is his sanctuary & I'm just not comfy having his address plastered all over t'internet without even a by your leave.

That is OUTRAGEOUS. Totally unacceptable.
I would go next door and say "hi, just thought I'd mention that I've seen you used our garden for your photographs, no problem, but next time if you could just check first, that would be brilliant".

That's so mad!!

I'd comment on the pic or go round and just say so,etching. Obviously you're neighbours and don't want to be on bad terms, but I reckon if you say 'this is really awkward but...' She sounds like she knew what she did was sly so I imagine she'll be full on apologies and you can probably move on quickly

Xx

I would definitely comment on the pic!

What did you decide OP?

I think I would just comment on the picture "why have you taken photos of your stuff in my garen?"
Then go around and ask in person. I tbink she owes you an explanation at the very least. She will probably be a bit shocked and embarrassed. Would love to know what she actually says!

I know this is a bit off topic, but this is a genuine question : why is it a problem that the op's house number is visible in the pictures? What might happen as a result?

It would be a Gloria gaynor on repeat through the adjoining door every minute that I was out of the house for a month offense to me.

Seriously, disco is the answer here, loud grating disco as often as possible.

god knows.

people might go round there? I dunno. Nothing, probably.

But I REALLY need to know why the neighbour did it. If I had the address I'd go round and ask them myself

I can't think of any genuine consequences of not blurring out the number whatsoever...anyone walking down the street can get just as much information as is on the pictures.

Doesn't mean it's not really cheeky though. I need to know why the neighbour did it too.

OP: come back!

I would be pretty pissed off at a procession of strangers turning up at my house to buy things my neighbour had advertised using my house and garden as a backdrop. I can imagine that would get annoying very quickly.

And if someone turned up, and the neighbour wasn't there, they might get stroppy with the OP (I know it isn't her fault, but not everyone is a reasonable person).