AIBU to ask your advice on wether it's worth taking my Neighbours from hell to court?

[Totallyattheendofmyrope]

I've had threads on here about my neighbours from hell.
We've been threatened, sworn at harassed and our visitors harassed.
We have involved the police who initially wanted to issue a harassment order against said neighbours but were overruled by their superior officer who said " it never ends well in neighbour disputes"
The actual abuse has reduced significantly though we still endure low level harassment.
I'm keeping notes etc as recommended by the police.
I've pushed for mediation and have met with the mediator however neighbours are stalling and I doubt very much they will attend.
Currently the favourite form of harassment is to park their vehicles to make it quite difficult for me to park. I can get in and I can get out but I do dread weekends and I dread coming home as I'm always so anxious about what they will have done and will I be able to get in ok etc.
I have checked my deeds and they are blocking my "easement ' and it states in the deeds that no one is allowed to do anything to hinder another's ingress and egress.
Currently the neighbours are freely enjoying and utilising the easement I honour and provide them with on my land.
So- Aibu to consider starting legal proceedings or am I just feeding into their crazy?
What would you do?

Any news OP?

What came of asking to speak to his boss? That seemed like a really good idea.

Hi ladies, I was planning on updating tommorow.

Things have been pretty quiet and I hadn't heard from the police.
Initially I was irritated by this but they contacted me this week and the officer has said that they are coming to see me tommorow and as it's an alleged assault he's bringing his sergeant.
I'm pleased about this development and hopeful that finally we are being taken seriously.
The other day I spotted my dd hesitating to come up our drive and I asked her why? As I turned to the right I noticed the whole family were out on the drive heckling my dd and jeering at her... mother ..grandmother and dc I spoke to dd about it and told her that clearly they didn't know any better etc and not to worry as they won't hurt her.
Dd replied, well I thought that before he hosed me mum but now I'm not to sure.

I'm done now.

I will be informing the officers tommorow that I am finished with deescalating and I will be taking steps to expose this families behaviour including seeing his employers...

So we'll see what tommorow brings 🤞

Ah, your poor DD ☹️ Nobody should feel intimidated in their own home, especially a child.

They are utterly reprehensible aren't they, your poor DD.

I hope the meeting goes well

Good on you

Was it on camera?

Oh my god that is just terrible.

I cannot understand how such people can exist - your poor DD.

Hope it goes well with the police. Maybe your DD could carry a video camera to record the abuse they are subjecting her to?

Unfortunately not on camera- the shared entrance is in front of their home and of course the camera is not directed towards their home.
As it is the cctv has proven invaluable, I am in not doubt that we would have had to endure further damage to our property if we didn't have them.

The thing is it won't stop unless something happens iyswim
They appear to have very little in their lives - no friends etc they appear to be entirely focused on us and take everything we do as personal against them when they are really if no consequence to us.
There has been lots of smirking and grinning lately and I think they've enjoyed the fact that they've hurt our daughter without consequence.
I have tried to do the right hing and have proven it repeatedly including agreeing to mediation while still be harassed on a daily basis but my resolve has been replaced with anger now and I'm ready to escalate from our side.

I'd just take care with the employer route - this could be deemed as harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act - although there is a defence that covers you (it's something like lawful excuse). Your daughter needs to vocalise how intimidated she is to the police, but you will make sure of that. They've taken a very long time to deal with the complaint, please ask them why they are not treating it with any urgency, particularly now that there are child protection issues.

What a bunch of
Bastards!! Your poor child - how old is she?!

Dd is 13

I think they may have taken so long to deal with the complaint as two of the girls involved were out of the country. The other girls just returned this week.

I can't believe this is still ongoing
It infuriates me that neighbours can have such a negative impact on people's lives
We had similar and ended up moving and losing money

The thing is lavender, we plan on moving but with this ongoing it's impossible. We will have to disclose and with the obnoxious way he parks any buyer is going to snort and keep walking.
I know it actually causes him more inconvenience to park the way he does and I'm actually less irritated by it than he thinks I am..... in a way he's doing me a favour because he may as well get a big neon sign on top of his car saying "I'M A TWAT", it's very clear who the problem is to everyone around us.

I know this is no consolation at all, but you have to ask yourself what kind of people intimidate a woman home alone and a group of teenage girls??? I can completely understand why you've taken the approach you have, you are a kind, normal, rational person. In the past I would have done exactly the same, but I'm sorry to say I think in this case it is the wrong approach.

Please insist that the police pursue this asssult on your DD and her friends. You've behaved impeccably, but his behaviour is escalating and you need to stop this now. If he cares so much about his perceived standing in the community, others being made aware of the depths to which he has stooped may actually be the only thing that makes them stop and think.

I also think your dhs idea of ingratiating himself with ndn company in a professional capacity is genius. At the minute there are no consequences to their actions, but a criminal record and the potential of his employers being casually made aware of his disgraceful behaviour may actually be enough to shame them into stopping. I truly hope this is sorted soon, you've all been through so much. Good luck.

Good luck. Been thinking about you. Disgusting the way they've behaved towards your 13 year old.

Update:

I'm not sure what's going to happen - the police said there isn't enough evidence to prosecute.
They said they are going to serve them with a harassment notice.
TBH I'm not feeling very proud of myself, I'm normally very articulate but I was a bit emotional and sweary - I called ndn a twat and a wanker several times I'm not sure if that makes me look bad to the police and I've undone all my good stoic work.

I blame you vipers actually- I'm so used to calling them the twats with you all that it just drops off my tongue

No I take that back- even in jest - I dot know what I'd have done without you all I'm just not sure I couldn't have handled it better iyswim although dh says I'm far to self reflective.

You are definitely doing the right thing to escalate this. You have everything to gain and they have everything to lose. Good luck OP.

When you have seen your child threatened and feeling scared to walk up to her own home there is really no hope of containing the grief or the anger.

I would definitely have started swearing too.

Please don't beat yourself up about it - you didn't chose any of this whatsoever...the fault is not at all yours.

Can you just tell us who he works for. Can't think of better publicity than throwing in a company name on Mumsnet, every search would bring thus thread up and really fuck up his life.

I guess the harassment order will be make or break. I hope it doesn't make things worse for you.

You've done nothing wrong.

No the op shouldn't post his business on here.