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Neighbour trouble

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cuddly61 · 30/12/2017 13:47

I live in a ex council semi.ive had trouble with the neighbours for a few years now.it came to a head when he wrecked my brand new fence.
They have a vendetta against me why I don’t know. They even got their neighbours the other side to start ,blocking my car in on the road. Parking their van on my drive.threatening me, and they all got away with everything,the police did nothing ,the council did nothing.
The court dismissed the criminal damage case to my fence because he lied saying I had put my fence within his boundary so he only damaged his own fence so basically trying to claim it. Yes I offered the court proof it was my boundary but they ignored this. It was a disgrace yes I appealed and put in complaints but nothing could be done.
But it didn’t stop there once he got away with that he upped the ante I had the police round saying they had reported me for shouting abuse but would not let me prove beyond I doubt I hadn’t as my cctv covers all areas of my property.the police said it was ok it was them doing tit for tat.but it wasn’t ok I wanted him charging for wasting police time and the distress he had caused me . But yet again the police did nothing.even when a friend came round while the police was here and said next door was sat on their doorstep laughing their heads off.
Eventually the police suggest mediation to which I agreed to but this neighbour refused. And it still carries on ,this time loud music and tv .what can I do .im recording it and keeping times and date for the council but this I think will make next door even worse if I go ahead and make a formal report

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PersianCatLady · 30/12/2017 13:49

Save yourself the upset and move house, even if something can be done about NNs (Nightmare Neighbours) it usually isn't.

Maelstrop · 30/12/2017 13:58

Move, OP, seriously. It isn’t worth the hassle. Do you rent or own? Owning would mean you’d need to declare the problems, but I did the same and had no problems selling.

PoisonousSmurf · 30/12/2017 14:03

Move! Ex council house, you usually find that 'certain' families start to take over an area. Every stranger that moves in is hastled until they leave and then a family member of the 'gang' moves in.
A friend had to same problem back in the 90s, but she refused to move. She had 20 years of Hell and the horrible NDN let the Leylandi hedge grow to over 20 foot tall, until the new laws came in to chop them back.
Most of the street were full of the other family. They wanted HER house!

Stillme1 · 30/12/2017 14:25

Most of what is written above could be written by me.
It is awful that some people will just not let others live their own lives in peace in their own homes (rented or owned)
I don't know where people get the energy to keep up the harassment on a daily basis. In my case I don't think I am so interesting, very ordinary habits, no unusual clothing, no flash car everything very ordinary.
These types of people must have such boring lives to think annoying others is a lifestyle.

cuddly61 · 04/01/2018 13:07

I can’t really move just yet unless I pay a large amount of the discount back from the right to buy scheme so I’m stuck here for another three years approx. The neighbours that ganged up with him( his neighbours the other side) moved recently they was council tenants and moved into a private house.i thought when a new family moved in at least I might have a Allie in them.but with the huge council house waiting list round here turns out it’s their daughters boyfriend family that got this house.i am very suspicious how this came to be . It’s not just a coincidence strings have been pulled.

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