To hate living in this council property?

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I know I am extremely lucky to live in this house but I have had nothing but issues since I have moved in and really want to give the property up for a number of reasons and just wanted input from others to see if AlBU?

Firstly my living room window is partially facing my neighbours driveway, her and her kids are in front of my window which makes me quite uncomfortable.
A lot of times they will look straight in.

Her kids will walk right past my window to get to her house instead of going round there own bit.

Constant screaming from her kids and often they will dump stuff on my driveway and stand on my plants.

On the other side my neighbour had decided to grow plants right next to my front door and again will hoover onto my driveway to water her plants, she had put planters right by where we park our car so if the wind blows it will blow them all on our drive and cars.

The other neighbours will cut across and walk across our driveway and often will be talking on our driveway.

This house is right in the middle and the worst one here as it has no privacy at all.

The kids will kick footballs at our living room windows, constantly chuck balls in our garden and the kids will be doing the bell constantly demanding their ball back.

We just can’t relax here.

The house for some reason has a very raised driveway on one side could cause an injury if one of our kids was to run on there (aged 1.5, 3 and 5).
The council said there is no defect even though a person could easily injure themselves as it’s quite high.

We are just so depressed living here.

We are now thinking of giving up the house as we don’t think we can be happy here.

It pisses me off that someone gets a council house but now wants a better council house than this one. Beggars can’t be choosers.

get some blinds

That's a terrible attitude, just because people live in council houses doesn't make them beggars, do better

It’s hard to imagine the set up without seeing a photo I’m assuming there’s something preventing you from getting a fence around your own boundaries?
I recommend window film for the windows

I used the expression correctly. If you are relying upon a council house to live, then you are also limited in your choices.

I haven’t called someone a beggar in the literal sense. So do one ☝️

Frosted window film, definitely. Low maintenance, peels off when you leave (the static cling, fgs don't get the self adhesive!).

Fence what you can.

Any objects left on your drive, boot off as soon as you see. They will stop when their stuff is repeatedly yeeted/booted elsewhere. If anyone says anything 'oh, I didn't want it to get hit by our car' or 'me, no, someone else must have had it'.

Balls hitting window, well I solved this by going out with a large kitchen knife and a barky dog and said which ever of us got the ball first would pop it. Dog won. No more balls.

Sometimes, in some places, you have to get scarier and more arsey than the neighbours and then they will leave you alone.

What about an anti loitering device? My neighbour installed one recently and I hate even walking past their house!

Im sure OP has figured it out, Sherlock.

🙄 Dick!

Look at the thread title!

To hate living in this council property?

Maybe you need to look it up too and work on reading comprehension skills?

As people have said. Reflective window film. You really cannot see through it unless the light is on.

Surely fencing in your driveway would solve all of these issues? Would you need permission from the Council to do that?

Get some of that privacy film for your windows. Our living room looks out to the road at street level, most houses on my street have it.

I do hope you manage to move but leaving council housing is a bad idea .The council may never offer you another home if you give one up .I hope you manage to sort something and move. But i completely understand were your coming from.

When we were in temporary accommodation for a good 10 months we got put next to a drug addict it was the absolute worst. She screamed at her children 24hrs of the day and once locked her 2 year old outside ,my other half had to ring the police. Not good for me who suffers from people related anxiety disorder =/

You could move and have the same problems with neighbours - or worse ones

I highly doubt they will transfer you and if you go back on the list it will take years... Swapping is your best bet

We live in a terrace and people are constantly walking past we put this on our window you can’t see in or out through it it helped give us some privacy and only did it on bottom half of window so sun light come in the top

You don't need to give it up. Just put in for an exchange.

In the meantime plant nettles or something prickly. Either use privacy film or get a cardboard cutout of Chuckie to look out. Get inventive.

The lady on the phone did say it sound like anti social behaviour.
The driveway is like a meeting point for all the neighbours and kids.

We will try the privacy screen for the windows.

I don’t know if it’s me but I would never dream of standing next to someone’s window like literally next to it and start having a loud conversation.

Surely that is bad manners?

Thankfully the area where we live in has a 6 month waiting list for a 3 bed house.

I solved my neighbour problems with Ring cameras, nobody tried anything after that 😅 but definitely fencing if you can, it helps no end! I used to have a neighbour that thought it was okay to park on my lawn cos it's open plan gardens round here, fence soon put a stop to that

I fixed the 'stand right by your bloody door having a private conversation' issue by joining in. Commenting, nay... heckling in fact.

Just go outside each time, ideally with a bag of crisps and stand there, ear wigging and if they ask what you want say 'nowt I just wondered what the gossip was'... Do that enough and they will take it elsewhere.

Ring cameras are a good idea, the idea that they're being filmed or that you're filming their kids will shift them on (you do risk the cameras being nicked/smashed so put them up high!).

Until I moved onto a pretty rough north manchester estate, I had no idea some people were dragged up to think its ok to be banging on a strangers door at 1am to ask for a ciggie simply because theres a light on! (More than once, actually more times than I could count!)

Or that the evenings entertainment might be hiding in the bedroom watching carefully out of the window as some drug dealers beat up some other drug dealers, and wondering if the police and the ambo would get there before either the attackers fucked off or someone died.

(Before someone has a go - I know, not all council estates. I am not talking about all council estates, just the one I lived on then. The one I live on now is pretty quiet, well my end of it is!).

@WiddlinDiddlin
We do have a Ringdoor bell but unfortunately it dosent seem to deter them in the slightest.

DH is going to have a word again with them
over the weekend.

I have just downloaded the videos of the Ring app in case the housing officer wants me to send her evidence of what’s been happening.

Prior to this we have already rented privately, this is our first council property, I guess it’s our fault for not looking at the layout properly but we have to view the property and collect keys the same day and had about 5 minutes to make a decision.

A fence would be ideal but I think it’s at the council’s discretion according to the tenancy agreement.
I will definitely ask them on Tuesday.

It really isn't the sort of anti social behaviour that will get you a house move OP.

If you have rented privately in the past, can you go back to that? It would give you much more flexibility and control.

@HoskinsChoice - Yes it is an option, and to be honest the house is quite expensive for a council house and about £150 short of what we was paying privately.

I would actually prefer that but DH is begrudging paying that extra £150 a month in rent.