Neighbour has had Virgin Media wire installed on our wall

[CantankerousCamel]

Yes the awful neighbour I wrote about last week.

I wonder what I can do about it? Firstly because they’re making my lives a living hell and don’t see why I should ignore that they’ve put it there without permission and secondly because if we want to amend/change/upkeep that part of the property we cannot because the wire is there

AIBU to just cut the damn thing off?

Not read all of thread but I'd say contact Virginia media direct

Having worked in housing for over 20 years in both council and housing associations - I'm sorry to say you most likely will need permission to make any alterations to your rented property - even replacing like for like. Either that or you have an exceptionally unusual (rare as hens teeth) tenancy agreement..Your responsibility to maintain the wall does not mean you can remove and replace, in the same way as you couldn't rewire your home either. The council will require assurances as to the quality of the work. If that wall fell and hurt a passerby - who do you think would be liable for the personal injury claim?? In most tenancy agreements you may also be responsible for trees in your garden but cant just chop them down either!

You wouldn't be able to change the wall where I work without permission. You would also not be responsible for it.

@CantankerousCamel Having worked in the Housing Department of my Council for 17 years, I can tell you that you absolutely are not entitled to knock any wall down unless/until you take ownership and have your name on the deeds. Tread carefully

A lot of the things that CantankerousCamel has posted about inc being able to knock down walls etc are incorrect and I implore her to speak to the council so that she can be set straight.

As expected, Virgin Media have confirmed that permission needed to be given BY ME the owner of the wall.

The council have also confirmed this and that they would not consider giving permission in any instance.

So all the ‘it’s not your wall, you’re wrong’ brigade are just that. Wrong.

And just because she has the right to buy, it doesn't mean she can do whatever she wants because she's not the owner of the house.

*As expected, Virgin Media have confirmed that permission needed to be given BY ME the owner of the wall.

The council have also confirmed this and that they would not consider giving permission in any instance.

So all the ‘it’s not your wall, you’re wrong’ brigade are just that. Wrong.*

Bullshit.

If you want to send me your email address, I’ll forward you the emails.

Good luck with giving Viirginmedia 7 days to remove it. A neighbour cut off the underground cable to my house while uprooting a tree. It took VM 11 weeks to repair it and I was without a landline all that time. Cost me a fortune on PAYG mobile - £3 just to speak to a person. They wouldn't give me a direct extension number, or pay any compensation. Even the contractor they used admitted customer services were useless.

It’s not standard to “own” a wall in social housing btw or be able to knock it down without permission. Not standard at all.

I agree with ringsender though OP, you seem to love all this. I’m betting these disputes are not as one sided as you say

That’s something for my neighbours to deal with. It’s really nothing to do with me. I’ve given them 7 days to remove the wire or I will.

All this angst over a wire that will get moved. Do you urgently need to do anything to the wall in 7 days time? If not then be reasonable and don’t lose any sleep over it.

It’s annoying but keep it in perspective. It’s a mistake and will get rectified and there is no point in creating a war over it.

Sprinkles

It’s more that when people have pushed you to the end of your tether on a number of ocassions and tried everything from attempting to have your kids taken off you, to phoning the RSPCA, to court cases, then the Last thing you want to entertain is this sort of fuckwittery.

I have no intention of leaving this fucking wire on my wall. They can cock right off.

Placemarking

When are you actually buying the house OP?
Until then it’s not your wall so I would tread carefully

A snapshot of complaints made to the council (I had to ask for six months grace when my child was born)

• she’s maliciously watering her garden
• she’s having sex in her lounge
• her cooker is making my wall hot
• she’s running a tumble drier outside
• she told us she was going to kill our cat
• her children playing in the garden has damaged our fence
• her dog is abused
• her children are put to bed at 4 pm
• she is throwing wild parties
• she has too many visitors
• her wood burner has melted our television
• her wood burner has filled our house with smoke
• she’s growing weed in her loft
• she’s a drug dealer
• she’s malicously dropped rubbish outside our house
• she goes out too often and slams her door
• her children are left alone for too long
• she gets wood deliveries and I don’t like it

I mean it’s endless. I have a decent job, kids are happy, healthy, we spend money doing the house up, we constantly deal with complaints from the council because of these people, trust me it’s very one way.

I just don’t want their fucking wire on my wall

So she clearly has issues but don’t sink to her level then. Tit for tat won’t help.

How do you maliciously water a garden?

Ah - screw them. They're horrible. Get VM to remove the bloody wire.

Hester

Yes the spray ‘touches their car’ which is unacceptable apparently. Also she will sometimes come and stand at the adjoining fence then complain she’s been sprayed on.

Beleive it or not we’ve actually had community police officers come and confirm that we are not watering our garden maliciously by looking at our cctv.

They’re barmy but really, the council are the only ones giving them the time of day now.

The only issues we have are from these cojncil reports, otherwise we just leave them alone and expect the same.

There are worse things to do than answering an email every week. It’s not like any of it is actually true

Nick
Yes weve done ‘the high road’ for many years. What I don’t want is any boundary disputes when it comes to buying the house. They can get VM to reroute the wire, I’m sure they’ll be quick to do that when they don’t have cable.

Which means you are going to cut the wire?

Don’t cut the wire. You could hurt yourself. Just remove it from your wall- it can only be tacked on.

The council know they’re loons, try to stop getting wound up by it. The only one it’s damaging is you.

Nick

I really, really want to.

sprinkles they’ve drilled a hole through my wall and installed the wire through it.