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?

Hope it went well for you OP.

Hope it went well for you OP.

Hadn't seen this thread before OP, I've just read the whole thing. I really hope it's gone well for you today, I have been reading open mouthed. When you got the pin yourself I nearly threw my phone down in frustration, it's so unfair!

Hope it went well!

Dear lovely mumsnetters,

Omg what a day.

We went to mediation

It was eye opening

Our neighbours didn't understand the shared boundaries and expectations the money we spent on solicitors was money well spent.

Our neighbours have agreed to be more respectful of the shared access as their gift to us.

They tried to be confrontational but dh and I behaved appropriately and challenged them.
At one point our ndn dh left the rooom ( as it was to much for him) and we moved things along nicely.
It was quite challenging and confrontational- they brought up our shared neighbours repeatedly but they agreed to park appropriately and that they would leave us alone.

Are they now legally bound by this agreement??

So pleased for you!

What was the PIN policewoman's reaction? Did the penny drop?

I hope this is the result you've been craving. I've been feeling for you over the past few months, and really impressed with your strength and dignity.

I really hope this marks a change in everything from now on. Please let us know if this happens. .

Did they apologise? I suppose that doesn't matter so much if everything's different going forward, but if anyone deserves an apology it's your poor family.

What happens if they dont keep to this?

Meant to say - that is a much more positive experience for you than I was expecting - good work!

Well done op..... big and celebratory drinks all round. Fingers crossed they stick to their word. Proves doing things the right way works and aggression and confrontation doesn't!

So they just didn't realise you had an easement?

I sincerely hope this is a good outcome for you, OP, and that finally your awful neighbours will behave like reasonable adults.

It must be a great feeling that you have managed to get your point across and they have accepted the unequivocal facts. It would be great to think that they have reflected on their behaviour and are ashamed of themselves but I somehow doubt that.

I hope peace and harmony now reigns in your neighbourhood.

Do you think they genuinely didn't understand the legalities of the easements/ shared access, or were they feigning ignorance to look less twatty?

You should be really fucking proud of how you've conducted yourself OP, this sounds horrendous and I have been following with hope that it will be resolved. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Well done, have plenty of these tonight

Hope you are having a drink tonight
How are you feeling
Do you think this will resolve the situation

I really believe they didn't understand.
The twat dh left the room at one point and his wife was very conciliatory.

I believe she has been lying to her dh for months.

I had a Hollywood moment...where I really served his ass to him on a plate.

I'm so proud of my dh, and myself.

They didn't understand shared access?

How the feck did they think you and shared neighbour were meant to access their own drives?!

Me thinks they knew all along but know they have been rumbled - but whatever hopefully they will back of and shut up now and all will be peaceful.

I really hope this is the end of it!

I've just finished reading all the way through your thread OP the people you have to live near are evil and so are the grandparents!

I hope the meeting went well for you and that they all stop being twats.

Sorry cross posted with you OP so it sounds like they're as thick as they are nasty!

I'm glad it went so well

What utter twats! How could they not know?! I'm scared of your next update, that they're back to doing the same stuff.

Who builds wooden ramps to stop someone going on a piece of land? If you think it's yours, don't you just politely say, could you not drive over our land, please?

What about the assault on your dd?

So pleased it went well for you. Have you been made aware of the steps that can be taken if they don't comply?

Tell me about your Hollywood moment!