AIBU to be pissed off about neighbour's scaffolding?

[OrchidInTheSun]

Have new neighbours in (rented) house next door. The landlord is doing a load of work which is fine. Last week a bloke came round here and asked if they could use my land as access to put up the scaffolding as their house is very close to the fence.

I said fine.

Scaffolding went up yesterday. I got back last night (in the dark) and have been out since early morning today and only just realised they have actually put the bloody scaffolding supports in my garden!

Not only that but the horizontal pole is rammed against the wall of my house and they've put a plank on my shed roof

AIBU to be a bit pissed off? And what should I do about it?

[OrchidInTheSun]

How do you know it's not doing any harm radio? There's a scaffolding pole on a tile. It's not got any protection under it so the entire weight of the pole is concentrated on a very small area. And they accessed a part of my property that I didn't give them permission to.

As for returning the favour. I don't think I'll ever need to put any scaffolding on their property because the space between my house and the fence is a lot wider.

[OrchidInTheSun]

I don't know who the company are! They haven't put any logos on the scaffolding because it's behind a fence and between our houses so there's no one to see it.

But yes, Shitlandpony - I have lived here for nearly 9 years and the LL has never spoken to me. Until the last people moved out, I didn't even know who the letting agents were. If the landlord had come round and talked to me, I'd be a lot more amenable. The fact she hasn't has pissed me off.

[Shitlandpony]

It’s just arrogant behaviour. Can you go through the letting agent?

[OrchidInTheSun]

I think I know who they let through because there was an estate agent sign up outside. I'm going to ring them tomorrow

And yes, it's very bloody arrogant!

[MereDintofPandiculation]

It's the fact that he lied to me. And I have not given my consent to them putting stuff on my property. Maybe he thought he had asked you? He may have felt it was obvious they needed to put poles on your land, and that's what he meant by access.

[Laiste]

Even if it was his intention for the question to mean using your land for some of the scaffold bases, they have no right to be leaning the poles or anything else on any of your structures and they'll be well aware of that.

They're taking the piss. I'd want it down too.

[OrchidInTheSun]

Mere - no. He said something like ' it's going to be really difficult cult for us to put the scaffolding up because there's such a narrow space between their wall and the fence so is it ok if we can use your garden to out the poles up'.

He could have said that he wanted to put them up on my land, against my house and on my shed roof. But he didn't.

[gamerwidow]

it's going to be really difficult cult for us to put the scaffolding up because there's such a narrow space between their wall and the fence so is it ok if we can use your garden to out the poles up

I think they did tell you if that’s the case.
You’ve interpreted it as ‘well be using your garden for access’ when what they meant is ‘we want to put poles up in your garden’.

[whoareyou123]

You’ve interpreted it as ‘well be using your garden for access’ when what they meant is ‘we want to put poles up in your garden’.

Yup. Both my NDN and me (he spoke to us separately) thought the scaffolder just wanted access to my garden when he was putting the scaffolding up for her, not to put the supports in my garden.

She had gone out whilst it was being put up and was very concerned when she came home and found out what they had done.

[CherryPavlova]

Agree with gamerwidow and can’t see the fuss about a couple of poles in the short term. I’d rather have neighbours who cared about and looked after their property than neighbours who just let house fall into disrepair. I think your getting overheated about nothing much.

[OrchidInTheSun]

Well I've spoken to the letting agent who agreed the landlord should have asked me rather than assuming.

I want to know that the scaffolding company have adequate insurance in place, what happens if they cause any damage to my property and how long it's going to be up for.

The bloke asked me if he could go onto a specific part of my property. He did not ask me if he could access a totally different part of my property (which is completely separate) erect poles on my land or put a plank on my shed.

[OrchidInTheSun]

Why do people care if the house next door is looked after properly? Doesn't affect me in any way

[gamerwidow]

It will if you want to sell ( my house has lost about £20k in value due to the poorly maintained house next door)

[HenryMouse]

OrchidInTheSun it does make a difference to the value of your property. Who wants to live next door to a slum?!