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Original poster

To Offer My Ex-Neighbours A Cash Bonus To Move Back In? Failing That WIBU To Murder My New Neighbours?

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MamaPain · 08/06/2014 20:46

My neighbours of seven years moved abroad a few months ago and are now renting out the house. Our two families had grown close and they were great neighbours. Similar to us in that they were relaxed, not arsey and had similar pattern of life.

They have since been replaced by a new family. New family is awful. If the mother one more time talks to me all sour-faced about her 'young children' and how allowances must be made for the 'young children' I will end up doing time. She seems to be under the impression that I just fired fully formed teens out of mine.

I've had her round here an hour ago complaining about the noise. Totally unreasonable. In the space of almost three months she has made over 20 complaints to me.

I've spoken to my old neighbours and am begging them to come back. Thing is I'm a woman of a short temper, I am really really trying but when does it become reasonable to tell her to fuck off?

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Chippednailvarnish · 09/06/2014 01:13

After the party you then need to get your dyson out...

MrsRuffdiamond · 09/06/2014 01:15

Put on a dab of 'Unhinged' (the new MN perfume), go next door, and do your worst. She deserves it!

Bet your awful ndn wears 'Hun' Grin

PrincessBabyCat · 09/06/2014 01:16

This is very easy. The next time you see her "small children" offer them free espressos and a puppy the second she takes her eye off them. Wink

She'll be too busy to bother you while she's dealing with her new mini tornados. :)

PhaedraIsMyName · 09/06/2014 01:19

Wonder if there will be a "AIBU" in reverse from her?

You're not being unreasonable. Even the laughter and screeching after midnight if it was a weekend and you're not doing it night is fine. She can't expect you to keep the bedtime of her children.

wafflyversatile · 09/06/2014 01:20

Phone the police on 101 and ask if they would say it constitutes harassment. I think it does. Maybe they can go round and have a word.

Or send them a cease and desist letter along the lines of '...further petty complaints will be considered harassment and legal action will be taken'. you could probably get one written by a solicitor for £50.

Email your old neighbours setting out all the complaints and ask that they warn them/don't renew the contract. If they don't assure you they will not renew consider emailing them every time she comes round and keep them updated on how many balls you are having to return until it seems a lot easier to not renew.

PhaedraIsMyName · 09/06/2014 01:21

"every night"

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MamaPain · 09/06/2014 01:21

I've already given them illicit Ribena, Nesquik and Haribos the bitch that I am.

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AgaPanthers · 09/06/2014 01:21

You need to explain to her that she is a fucking nutter and that if she doesn't fuck the fuck off she will learn what a nuisance neighbour is really like.

AgaPanthers · 09/06/2014 01:22

Also I do think regular complaints to the landlord and letting agency are a good idea. Maybe add that they are damaging the property?

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MamaPain · 09/06/2014 01:23

Oh and she wears Angel, which is fucking worse. It lingers Angry

I;m not into the idea of police. I don't want to up the ante iyswim, think I'm just going to have a word.

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wafflyversatile · 09/06/2014 01:26

Well you can ask their opinion then use that to say with confidence that it is harassment when you have a word.

Hissy · 09/06/2014 07:27

This seriously is harassment. Please just call 101 and tell them what you've told us and ask for their advice.

You're a saint. How you haven't lamped her is a miracle!

Hissy · 09/06/2014 07:35

I think she will be there on a 6m contract, or a 12m one with a 6m break clause. I hope.

This being the case your old neighbour needs to give her notice asap that the contract won't be renewed. If it's a 6m contract, it's legally assumed that it'll end at the 6m mark, so a tenant doesn't have to technically give notice to leave, although it's deemed as polite to do so. The LL however needs to give notice that the contract won't be renewed.

They can do this within the fixed period. Otherwise they have to give 2m notice.

Think yourself lucky, if these people had bought the house you'd have no chance of resolving this, other than moving.

Trollsworth · 09/06/2014 07:35

Haribo are no good, al the colours are made from vegetables.

Yu need to give them a big box of willy wonka ever lasting gob stoppers.

My children were given some on Saturday and I have never seen them so badly behaved and hyperactive - then I checked the box, and there is a WARNING on the box!

WynkenBlynkenandNod · 09/06/2014 07:51

I'm laughing my way through this at some of the comments but really it isn't funny and she is being really unreasonable. I think I'd let the owner have the list of things she's complained about and plead with them not to renew the contract.

Meanwhile engage with her as little as possible and put your foot down about the balls.

AnneElliott · 09/06/2014 08:10

I feel your pain op. We had neighbours like this. Ours would park over our drive, screech into the early hours and generally make a nuisance of themselves.

Guess who complained about 1 party in out place which finished by 10pm? I have her very short shrift, but in the end we moved!

HSMMaCM · 09/06/2014 08:20

I am concerned that she might call the police when your teenagers have their summer party and you are away????

Whereisegg · 09/06/2014 08:35

I'll give you an alibi op Grin

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 09/06/2014 08:51

Oh wow - what a nightmare neighbour!

I think I'd rather have one who actually was noisy/selfish/parking everywhere to one like that!

Go for the Dyson solution - the Judge will understand Wink.

dirtybanana · 09/06/2014 09:00

Ghastly, she seems fixated on you for some reason.

I wonder how many other houses they have rented in the last few years?

Groovee · 09/06/2014 09:02

Irn Bru, you need to give them gallons of it. Then when they misbehave, complain to her and say "I never had this ishooo with my born as teenage children!"

Nanasueathome · 09/06/2014 09:05

Regarding balls coming over into your garden
My neighbours children had a habit of sending them over continually
So, I got black bin liners and bagged them up and placed in my garage for safe keeping
One day the mother came round as the children had kicked an expensive football over and she asked if they could have the ball back
I told her to wait there
And then handed her 3 black bin liners full of balls that had come over my fence
She stood there open mouthed and speechless
The balls have not been coming over for a long time now, although I have to say I am dreading Wimbledon as the boys will suddenly
Take up tennis and it will all start all over again
My dog does not bother with the footballs but she does like to play with a nice tennis ball!!!!!!

candycoatedwaterdrops · 09/06/2014 09:14

I'm curious now, how old are her 'young' kids and how old are yours?

Vintagecakeisstillnice · 09/06/2014 09:15

Even though you're dealing with it in good humour it is harassment.
They're bullies and you need to deal with them, or they'll just keep going and really you don't want to be known as the Dyson Murderer, I mean the headlines. . .
I wonder why if he's such a property tycoon they're renting?
Is it that they're fed up of buying and having neighbours that they can't bully? Grin

I really get you on the working from home not being seen as really working, that is justifiable murder in my book.

KoalaDownUnder · 09/06/2014 09:20

She is fucking insane. Not surprised she wears Angel .

Get a letter delivered via registered mail, telling her all the things she is NOT to do anymore (e.g. knock on your door between hours X and X), and how you will be handling things in future (e.g. throwing all balls back over once a day at 5 pm).

Ignore her forever after, until she moves out.

My friend's upstairs neighbour called the police because she was hoovering at 9:50 am on a weekday. These people must be stopped.