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Neighbours from hell.

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2026wife · 24/11/2025 13:32

Hi all,

Just looking for some advice on our current situation or if anyone has experienced anything similar.

So long story short our neighbors are horrible, disgusting and lazy people. They have always been terrible neighbors right from when we moved in a few years ago, always arguing, having their windows smashed in, littering, creating drama and just being a nuisance. Lately though the situation has become a lot worse, whenever they have guests over, the guests park over our driveway, making it impossible for my husband to get his car on our own drive, He has to beep his horn every time just to get on the drive. And when they do come out to move it after about 10 minutes, they are abusive and call us names. I've outright had enough of their behavior and I'm struggling to know what I can do about this situation. We live in London and people around this area are all very lovely, apart from them. Even our other neighbors have received abuse off them and called the police but they don't seem to care. Is there anything we can do? I know that they rent the house so do you think its worth contacting the landlord or will they not give a shit either?
Btw, I have all the evidence on my phone.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Dragonscaledaisy · 27/11/2025 11:47

Get your local councillors and MP involved.

DecoratingDiva · 27/11/2025 23:14

If it’s got nothing to do with them being bad neighbours then why mention it?

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2026wife · 28/11/2025 16:19

@DecoratingDiva because why not. I'm entitled to freedom of speech.

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ImALargeAbsentMindedSpirit · 28/11/2025 16:56

I know that they shouldn’t park over it but sounding the horn to get off your driveway is rude. Don’t you knock and ask them to move it?

lifeonmars100 · 28/11/2025 17:08

Report everything, get incident/crime number every time you report them to the police or council. Once you have at least 3 reports within a 6 month period you may be able to apply to the council for a Community Trigger meeting which the relevant authorities have to attend and work out a plan to address the issue. I have vile neighbours and was advised to do this by my Victim Care support worker,( yes things are so bad that I have a support worker) and we are all meeting mid December, Will it make a difference? I have no idea, but at least I feel that I am doing something. Horrible neighbours affect our lives in such a negative way, you have to experience it to realise how awful it is. You have my sympathy OP

lifeonmars100 · 28/11/2025 17:19

TrippingOverMyAssets · 24/11/2025 15:57

Landlord first, then council if it’s antisocial behaviour. Be mindful that if you own your property, once you go to the landlord or council, you might have to declare a dispute to potential buyers if you decide in future to sell.

I contacted the landlord of the hell hole next door to me at least 5 times and he has never responded. He does not even live in the same city and clearly does not give a damm as long as he gets his rent. Police and Council are more likely to help, but it does take ages. I am in a Selective Licensing area so in theory the council have a lot of powers but so far they have been useless

Original poster
2026wife · 28/11/2025 20:42

ImALargeAbsentMindedSpirit · 28/11/2025 16:56

I know that they shouldn’t park over it but sounding the horn to get off your driveway is rude. Don’t you knock and ask them to move it?

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Are you ok? How is it rude when they are literally on OUR property. Like I said they are abusive so why would we ever knock on their door, we'd be putting ourselves in a lot of danger. I don't think you are understanding the situation at all.

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Fends · 28/11/2025 20:51

2026wife · 28/11/2025 20:42

Are you ok? How is it rude when they are literally on OUR property. Like I said they are abusive so why would we ever knock on their door, we'd be putting ourselves in a lot of danger. I don't think you are understanding the situation at all.

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You’d be in “a lot of danger” by knocking but happy to sit and blare a car horn for 10 minutes? 🥴

They sound awful but honestly, you’re not in “a lot of danger” if you’re fine to do that.

MustTryHarderAndHarder · 28/11/2025 20:54

Not sure if this has already been asked, but can you put a collapsible post on your driveway so they can't use it?

Original poster
2026wife · 28/11/2025 21:19

@Fends I never said we were 'happy' about it, it is as you can imagine extremely stressful for us. But thanks for the tip.

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ImALargeAbsentMindedSpirit · 28/11/2025 21:59

2026wife · 28/11/2025 20:42

Are you ok? How is it rude when they are literally on OUR property. Like I said they are abusive so why would we ever knock on their door, we'd be putting ourselves in a lot of danger. I don't think you are understanding the situation at all.

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Parking over a driveway is extremely annoying, I know because my neighbour does it occasionally but it is not on your property, it’s blocking your entry/exit. The fact that you can’t see how sounding your horn repeatedly could antagonise the already fraught situation whereas offering an olive branch by politely explaining that you’re going out and need them to move shows the common theme with neighbour disputes that both sides feel they’re being reasonable and the neighbours are unreasonable. Maybe consider contacting your local neighbourhood policing team for some advice and mediation.

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2026wife · 03/12/2025 14:05

ImALargeAbsentMindedSpirit · 28/11/2025 21:59

Parking over a driveway is extremely annoying, I know because my neighbour does it occasionally but it is not on your property, it’s blocking your entry/exit. The fact that you can’t see how sounding your horn repeatedly could antagonise the already fraught situation whereas offering an olive branch by politely explaining that you’re going out and need them to move shows the common theme with neighbour disputes that both sides feel they’re being reasonable and the neighbours are unreasonable. Maybe consider contacting your local neighbourhood policing team for some advice and mediation.

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I’m completely in agreement with you, I’m just wondering what to do when we’ve tried to be civil with them and knocked on their door politely asking them to move and my husband got told they would ‘smash his head in’ along with other vulgar language. What do you do in this situation? I genuinely am curious.

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YodasHairyButt · 03/12/2025 14:08

Keep a record of everything. Report abusive behaviour. Fence and gate your driveway.

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