Not really an AIBU, more a question as to whether anyone has had similar experience or advice..
We live in an old house, part of a row of original mid 1800s houses, that had part of their gardens sold off in the 60s/70s, for another row of houses to be built behind. When we moved in a few years ago, our immediate rear neighbour was an old lady who had a small but mature garden with a well tended tree and hedge, and the neighbour adjacent to her, is at an angle facing towards our house too, was owned by a couple who had a similarly well tended garden. In short, we all had enough privacy, in spite of our tiny gardens & close proximity to one another. Last year the first property opposite, was bought by a man who has since let the garden descend into a really shabby state. He has mechanical equipment thrown on top of our shared shed roof, which is an eyesore looking out of our bedroom window. Now, worse than that, we arrived home one day last week, to find he had completely hacked the lovely tree that had branched over and provided privacy from all the back windows that face us. It now looks a mess! And to top it all, the second house facing us, has just built an extension, with large kitchen sliding doors, such that now, we can see directly into their downstairs & upstairs living space, and they can see right into ours! I wandered into my shower this morning, half covered with a towel, and looked up to see their son waving at me with a big smile on his face! My daughter has also been caught naked getting dressed in the morning, as she was always able to open her blinds freely. It feels so horrendously intrusive, and even if we wanted to move, nobody would entertain what we now see from our rear view windows! From where I am sitting writing this, both neighbours upstairs windows are facing directly down onto me, so close, that we can make eye contact! The neighbours kids are obviously finding it amusing, and keep trying to get our attention by waving at us, but we are certainly not. Has anyone had this issue with their home? Short of having permanent blinds, or planting a large tree in the tiny patch of green we have..and I mean tiny...I am at a loss as to what to do.