to list our home contents on ebay

[metmoo]

we moved to our current home in march and hate it my son with adhd is threatened at the door by kids up the road and the lad over the road who is a gypsy is really intimidating us as far as walking into our home and asking for favours and borrowing stuff he points out he is violent if he doesn't get his way by kneecapping stabbing etc etc we're quiet unconfident folk and are scared shitless we have been offered a swap to someone who wants to move back here? at other end of country this wont happen till july and dont want to stay here in the house so my plan is list the contents of our home bar the clothes and personal possessions buy a camper van and camp somewhere so we can pop back occassionally for post carry on paying rent and then move when swap is approved desperate and crazy maybe!!!

If they are as bad as that I suspect your house won't be in a fit state too swap.

our house is fine cant involve police in fear of repurcussions and where gypsies are involved it would escalkate the problem

when you bought the house did the sellers omit infomation about the street - perhaps the seller wasnt accurate and you could pursue this line.

Cant see how you think anyone else would want to live there - dont do others what you wouldnt want done to yourself

we dont own the house we rent it from the council and the other person has chosen to live here as her family are local. we are strangers to the area with no family around here we moved here for a fresh start which went badly wrong we've been targetted cos we're not locals the gypsy lad doesnt go near anyone else in the road just us

blimey that's awful, nothing to stop you selling contents on ebay though i suppose.

You must have SOMEONE you can stay with for a month?

not sure if yabu or not, but just wanted to send some virtual support!!! sounds terrible!!! is there any way the council will consider rehousing if you report the problems? or is the swap the only way out?

I could be wrong BUT if they can prove you aren't living there then they can take the house off of you. Then you'd be stuck in your campervan!

Just be careful. It must be awful living scared like that x

byt he way - the horrible bloke you refer to - surely the fact that he is a gypsy has nothing to do with it? Whilst I feel sorry for you in your situation if you replaces "gypsy" with "black" or "Irish" or any other racial group folk would jump on you for being racist.

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we're putting the papers in for the swap asap and should take about 4-5 weeks so its only short term we live near the coast so plenty of sites near to work and school and will continue paying rent etc the neighbour is always making a big thing about him being a gypsy and i know hes been in prison for rape not including other things he has got away with

How awful to have that on your doorstep and walking into your home. I agree with previous posts, will they not just rip your home to shreds if they know your not coming back??

Just how is he 'walking into your home' though ? Isnt there anyway you can stop him. While he's meeting with no resistance he will continue to walk all over you

Oldraver is right. I know it's difficult to stand up to people like this but the more he gets away with the more he will feel he can do just what he likes. Can't you stop him from walking in - by keeping the door locked and checking who is there before you open it to anyone? I'm not suggesting you are aggressive with him - just stand your ground a bit more. Have you tried saying, "no" when he asks to borrow stuff?