To ask neighbour to remove sat dish?

[Girlincognito1]

Just walked out of my door thus morning and noticed a freaking satellite dish attached to the front of our house!! I've come to work to calm down a bit but I can't believe the brass neck! Would I be unreasonable to go around and ask them to remove it and make good the holes?? What if they decline??

That note is incredibly rude. It looks like a simple mistake has been made and should be rectified fairly easily, why you would feel the need to write an obnoxious note rather than have a polite conversation is beyond me.

YANBU.

Op your note isn't rude, it's polite and to the point. 30 days is too long to give them though.

If it was me I'd have already removed the dish.

They've been in and out of their property, they know it's been attached to yours. They're taking the piss.

If it was a simple mistake the neighbours would have knocked the door and explained and said what they were doing to rectify the situation.

It's the ridiculous reference to 'huge holes' and the 'we presume' that make it so stroppy. he wording suggested by a pp upthread was so much more reasonable and polite.

I agree with the note being a bit rude.

If it was a simple mistake they probably won't take too kindly to your demands and could ruin neighbour relations.

Definitely speak to them first before making any demands.

Hmm this could go either way

Watching with interest OP. I hope it gets sorted!

Eagerly awaiting

Oh god. Please don't send a note, speak to your neighbours! It's a sky dish, sky will have done it and sky are pigging useless.
I don't really see why it's needs notes and urgent attention - it's a mistake, it's doing no harm whatsoever to your house and it will get sorted. It will probably get sorted a lot quicker if you're on good terms with your neighbours

The note isn't rude, far from it but giving them 30 days is too long.

I doubt it's a mistake. OP has said the neighbour has been in so would have seen it and it's obviously not on their own property. Anyone reasonable would have knocked and apologised straight away?

I think what could be misconstrued as rude would be the 'huge holes' bit.
I agree with PP, best to pop round

take it down....wrap it up in a box, and go round and bang on the door, hand the box over with a smile and a "i believe THIS is YOURS!"

criminal damage my arse!! ....if any one is guilty of that it's the installer and neighbour!

Don't send the note, just go and talk to them! The written word is very easy to misinterpret.

Intrigued!

Anyone reasonable would have knocked and apologised straight away?

Or maybe the neighbours are in the process of getting it moved and wanted to sort it first because they assumed their neighbours would be reasonable enough not to start sending notes demanding it be fixed less than 24hrs after it happened!

Perhaps they intended to knock on the OPs door later today and say "I'm so sorry, our Sky installer has put the dish in totally the wrong place! We didn't notice yesterday as we were too busy setting everything up inside when he left last night until it was too late to do anything. We've been on the phone to them this morning and have managed to arrange for him to come back and move it but it won't be for another week now. I hope that's okay and of course we'll make sure he fixes any damage the installation caused!"

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sounds like your neighbours are ignoring you for whatever reason... I would take it down and give it back to them saying here you go, we removed it from our house. it wouldn't be criminal damage as its on your property - if anyone has caused criminal damage it is them

Dh went round and they said that they're going to get it sorted asap. What a relief! Thanks for all your help! I'm glad I didn't post the note because it was easier than I thought it was going to be.

Did they admit they knew that it was on the wrong house?

That note sounds a bit arsey truthfully. A door to door would work best.... Bake off creme de la creme on in a bit and a neighbour dispute! Parks arse on the sofa to see it unfold! Good luck.

All's well that ends well. Keep an eye on it though because they might change their minds if it costs them.

See? Talking and not being angry at a mistake that an instalation company made is always the best first corse of action! Love a story with people being reasonable about honest mistakes. Makes a change from all the arseholes you read about.